merely

英 /ˈmɪəli/ 　美 /ˈmɪrli/

I wasn't complaining; I was merely asking a question.

我不是在抱怨，只是在问个问题。

Building more roads merely shifts traffic problems elsewhere unless governments also invest in reliable public transport.

除非政府同时投资可靠的公共交通，否则修建更多道路只会把交通问题转移到别处。

搭配

merely a matter of 仅仅是……的问题not merely 不仅仅merely because 仅仅因为

语气比only正式；通常置于实义动词前、be动词后。

mere (adj.)

近义 only、just、simply