单词 | purely |
释义 | purelyWord family noun purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier purenesspurismadjective pure ≠ impure verb purify adverb purely pure·ly /ˈpjʊəli $ ˈpjʊrli/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverbadv ONLYcompletely and only 完全地,纯粹地,仅仅 a decision made for purely political reasons 纯粹出于政治原因而作出的决定 The building was closed purely on the grounds of safety. 那座大楼被关闭完全是出于安全考虑。 It happened purely by chance. 那件事纯属偶然。 I do it purely and simply for the money. 我纯粹是为了钱才干的。 Examples from the Corpus purely• Those who posit a purely biological basis for this phenomenon are ignoring the class or political element.• What we have is a purely business arrangement.• The Fabians have now written to all the contenders assuring them that the decision was made on a purely commercial basis.• But then we should all know by now that purely cricketing considerations are less of a priority than once they were.• Most plants are planted purely for decoration.• I don't enjoy it, but I jog purely for the sake of good health.• It is said that the operation of the motel here is of a purely local character.• As purely silly movies go, this one is aces.• Mitchell therefore insists on relations between men, women and children having an instinctive as well as a purely social basis.• Goldman said attendance on the program is purely voluntary. purely by chance• A fifth avenue is that of serendipity, where a doctor comes across homoeopathy purely by chance.• The paintings were returned here in 1950 purely by chance.• This latter line is also statistically significant; the points on the line are most unlikely to be there purely by chance.• It was purely by chance that Nicholson was cast for the film. |
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