purely
UK/'pjuәli/US
四级六级B1
释义
adv.
Entirely; solely; with nothing else involved
纯粹地,完全地;仅仅
词根拆分
词根派生pure纯净的,干净的,未混合的
+
-ly以...方式地
=purely
pure + -ly(副词后缀)。把"没掺别的"之意带入副词形式:purely coincidental = 纯属巧合,仅此而已。
常用搭配
- 1.purely coincidental纯属巧合
- 2.purely academic纯学术性的
- 3.purely for pleasure纯粹为了乐趣
- 4.purely practical纯粹出于实际考虑
例句
- 1.
Their meeting was purely coincidental.
他们的相遇纯属巧合。
- 2.
I'm asking purely out of curiosity.
我问纯粹是出于好奇。