The median number(中位数) of speakers is amere 6, 000, which means that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
使用人数的中位数仅为6000人, 这意味着世界上一半语言的使用者人数少于这个数字。
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mere
英[mɪə(r)] 美[mɪr]
"a mere child"
"only the bare facts"
"shocked by the mere idea"
"the simple passage of time was enough"
"the simple truth"
1.只不过;仅仅
You usemere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.
mere
e.g. ...successful exhibitions which go beyondmere success...
不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
e.g. There is more to good health than themere absence of disease...
身体健康不仅仅指不生病，还包括更多。
2.极小的，微不足道的，单单(表示虽小却有重要影响)
You usemere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect.
e.g. Themere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs...
单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。
e.g. Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...
每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。
3.只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小)
You usemere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.
e.g. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but amere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...
有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。
e.g. Tickets are amere £7.50 at the door...
门口买票只要7.5英镑。
1. 仅仅的：mercy 慈悲 |mere 仅仅的 |merely 仅仅
2.
2. 仅仅的;纯粹的：greedy 貪食的, 渴望的 |mere 僅僅的,純粹的 | profit 利潤,有利于
3. 池沼：mercury vapor survey 汞蒸汽测量 |mere 池沼 | meridian line 子午线
4. 纯粹的,仅仅的：mercy 仁慈,宽恕 |mere 纯粹的,仅仅的 |merely 仅仅,只不过
Don't scold him, he is a mere child.
别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。
Her liberal views were soon revealed as mere posturing.
她那些开明的观点很快地就暴露出只不过是做做样子而已。
The peasant laboured for a mere pittance.
农民仅仅是为了微不足道的收入而辛苦地劳作。
A mere child cannot do the work of a man.
仅仅是个孩子是不能做成人工作的。
The merest little thing makes him nervous.
最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
The mere quotation outtells all commentary.
纯粹的引用文句比所有一手注解更能表达。
It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
她只花了20分钟就赢了。
A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity.
他们的预算开支只有2%用于宣传。
He seemed so young, a mere boy.
他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。
You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality.
你已经得到了这份工作。面试不过是个形式。
His mere presence (= just the fact that he was there) made her feel afraid.
他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。
The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.
他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。
The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.
他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。
The merest (= the slightest) hint of smoke is enough to make her feel ill.
最细微的一丝烟就能使她感到不舒服。
...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...
不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease...
身体健康不仅仅指不生病，还包括更多。
The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs...
单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。
Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...
每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。
Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...
有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。
Tickets are a mere 'u00a37.50 at the door...
门口买票只要7.5英镑。
Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.
接口描述了一系列功能, 或者是约定.
What he has said is a mere commonplace view.
他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已.
The President's visit to the slums was a mere pose.
总统到贫民区去访问只不过是做做样子罢了.
It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌.
The trial was a mere farce.
那次审判简直是胡闹.
They were mere apprentices to piracy.
他们干海盗仅仅是嫩角儿.
This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper.
这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文.
mere talk and no action won't do.
只说不做,那是不成的.
The boss kissed the other performers off as mere amateurs.
老板认为其他的演员只有业余水平而把他们打发掉了.
He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.
他已经肯定获得那份工作了,口头审查仅是形式而已.
It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.
他们在这一点上见解一致完全是偶合.
His religion was a mere pretence.
他信教纯属假充样子.
The mere remembering of great works is not knowledge of them.
出自：J. M. MurrySissons, who didn't count, because she was the Junior and mere.
出自：M. DickensA tiny push, the merest fraction of my full weight.
出自：C. MilneThe great Gothic cathedrals..had the power to convert by their mere presence.
出自：J. BarnesA mere piece of foil paper.
出自：T. ParksThe median number(中位数) of speakers is amere 6, 000, which means that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
使用人数的中位数仅为6000人, 这意味着世界上一半语言的使用者人数少于这个数字。
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