"Nay, sir," answered I, starting, "I was merely--ahem!--merely--I say I was merely digging-round my chimney."英文原著 · 《I and My Chimney》
Whether or no this spirit was produced by, it clearly works with, a creed which postulates a humanised God and a vividly personal immortality. Men must not be busy merely like a swarm, or even happy merely like a herd; for it is not a question of men, but of a man. A man's meals may be poor, but they must not be bestial; there must always be that about the meal which permits of its comparison to the sacrament. A man's bed may be hard, but it must not be abject or unclean: there must always be about the bed something of the decency of the death-bed.英文原著 · 《A Miscellany of Men》
It isn't as if I'd merely bought the Martha, or merely built her. I saved her. I took her off the reef. I saved her from the grave of the sea when fifty-five pounds was considered a big risk. She is mine, peculiarly mine. Without me she wouldn't exist. That big nor'wester would have finished her the first three hours it blew. And then I've sailed her, too; and she is a witch, a perfect witch.英文原著 · 《Adventure》
Acting has been so much a part of my life that my autobiography could scarcely be written without jotting down my reflections upon it, and I merely make this little preparatory explanation to apologise for any dogmatic tone that they may possess, and to say that I present them merely as a seeker after truth in the domain of art.英文原著 · 《Autobiographies》
There are many types of astronomers--from the stargazer who merely watches the heavens, to the abstract mathematician who merely works at his desk; it has, consequently, been necessary in the case of some lives to adopt a very different treatment from that which seemed suitable for others.英文原著 · 《Great Astronomers》
He thus outnumbered his enemy nearly three to one, but his men were merely country militia, farmers of the New England States, very imperfectly disciplined, and armed only with muskets and fowling-pieces, without bayonets or side-arms. On the other side Baum had the most highly disciplined troops of England and Germany under his command, well armed and equipped, and he was moreover strongly intrenched with artillery well placed behind the breastworks. The advantage in the fight should have been clearly with Baum and his regulars, who merely had to hold an intrenched hill.英文原著 · 《Hero Tales From American History》
It's not enough for him to think his profession is -- is a calling while everyone else merely has a job.美剧 · 《Billions》
We would merely be collecting a debt owed to us.美剧 · 《Billions》
He merely wanted to make sure you understood the choice you were making by continuing to work for Rhoades.美剧 · 《Billions》
I'm merely giving you continued guidance on the types of matters we are interested in seeing brought to justice under the current regime.美剧 · 《Billions》