attrib.
1- that is solely or no more or better than what is specified只不过, 仅仅：
they dismissed Bolton for a mere fourteen runs
他们仅仅跑动得了14分, 就迫使博尔顿队退场了
questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals.
不是凡人所能回答的问题。
1.1
the merest
the smallest or slightest最少的; 最轻微的：the merest hint of make-up.
淡淡的化妆。
词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'pure' and 'sheer, downright'）： from Latin merus 'undiluted'.
- chiefly poetic/literary a lake or pond〈主诗/文〉湖; 池塘：
in place names Hornsea Mere.霍恩西湖。
词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer 'lake' and German Meer 'sea'， from an Indo-European root shared by Russian more and Latin mare.