solely
UK/'səʊllɪ/US/'sәulli/
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Definitions
adv.
Only; entirely and exclusively.
仅仅；完全地；唯一地
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsole (only) + -ly (adverb) = 'in an exclusive way.' If something depends solely on one factor, that one factor is the whole story — nothing else counts.
Root sol still carries 22 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.solely responsible全权负责
- 2.based solely on完全基于
- 3.solely focused on专注于
- 4.solely dedicated to专门致力于
- 5.rely solely on完全依赖
Example Sentences
- 1.
The decision was based solely on cost.
- 2.
He is solely responsible for the project's failure.
- 3.
The fund exists solely to help disaster victims.