only
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
连词 conj.
助词
英 /ˈəʊn.li/|/ˈəʊn.i/
美 /ˈoʊn.li/
英文释义
名词 n.
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An only child.
— Sometimes, secondborns marry onlys and the conflicts are similar.
形容词 adj.
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Alone in a category.
— He is the only doctor for miles.
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Singularly superior; the best.
— Motley's the only wear.
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Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
— He is their only son, in fact, an only child.
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Mere.
— I know some who wittingly have drawne both profit and preferment from cuckoldrie, the only name whereof is so yrksome and bail-ful to so many men.
副词 adv.
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Without others or anything further; exclusively.
— In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
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No more than; just.
— To DAD who only reared twelve children and To MOTHER who reared twelve only children
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As recently as.
— c. 1924-1955, anonymous, The Urantia Book Only yesterday did I feed you with bread for your bodies; today I offer you the bread of life for your hungry souls.
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Emphasizing something that is just or necessary.
— It's only fair to let him borrow your kite, after you've had his toys all day.
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Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.
— She's only gone and run off with the milkman!
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Just, simply, undoubtedly.
— Sure you're only gorgeous!
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Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned.
— They rallied from a three-goal deficit only to lose in the final two minutes of play.
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Above all others; particularly.
— his most only elected mistress
连词 conj.
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Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.; Under the condition that; but.
— You're welcome to borrow my bicycle, only please take care of it.
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Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.; But, except; but in fact.
— I would enjoy running, only I have this broken leg.
助词
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Placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize that something is trivial, small, undemanding or deserving of belittlement.
— Just need to replace the filter only.
词汇关系
衍生词
abstinence only
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link
almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
beauty is only skin deep
beauty is only skin-deep
ciphertext-only attack
close only counts in horseshoes
close only counts in horseshoes and darts
close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
driver-only operation
ears-only
eyes-only
face only a mother could love
face that only a mother could love
for your eyes only
freight-only
Goddess only knows
God only knows
ha ha only serious
heaven only knows
if only the czar knew
if only the tsar knew
I only work here
it's only a matter of time
it's only a question of time
it wasn't only only
KJV-onlyer
locks only keep honest people honest
Lord only knows
not only … but also
one and only
onlier
onliness
only a mother could love
only-begotten
onlyborn
only child
only daughter
only dead fish go with the flow
onlyer
only fools and horses work
only game in town
onlyhood
only in Ohio
only just
only move
only Nixon can go to China
only Nixon could go to China
only son
only the good die young
only time will tell
only too
producer-only market
progestin-only
progestogen-only
programmable read-only memory
programmable read only memory
read-only
read-only access
read-only memory
read only memory
regrets only
seat only
Sertoli cell-only syndrome
standing room only
television receive-only
they're only after one thing
write-only
write-only memory
you only get what you give
you only go around once
you only go around once in life
you only live once
you're only as good as your last shift
if only
only if
if and only if
only to
相关词
词源
词源 1
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
词源 2
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
词源 3
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
词源 4
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
词源 5
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (“only; singular; solitary”), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete Dutch eenlijk, German ähnlich (“similar”), Old Norse álíkr, Swedish enlig (“unified”). By surface analysis, on(e) + -ly.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
* Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.
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