purely

adv.

1. 仅仅；完全
   only; completely
   1. I saw the letter purely by chance.
      我看见这封信纯属偶然。
   2. The charity is run on a purely voluntary basis.
      这个慈善团体的工作人员完全是自愿性质的。
   3. She took the job purely and simply for the money.
      她做这份工作就图的是钱。

1. ADV 仅仅；完全
   You use purely to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the most important feature or that it is the only thing which should be considered.
   1. It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed...
      那是一个比赛用的机器，完全是为提高速度设计的。
   2. The government said the moves were purely defensive.
      政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。
2. PHRASE 纯粹地；不折不扣地
   You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.
   1. If Arthur was attracted here by the prospects of therapy, John came down purely and simply to make money...
      如果阿瑟是被这种疗法的前景吸引到此，那么约翰则纯粹是为了赚钱而来。
   2. The society said the move was 'purely and simply a business decision' aimed at reducing costs.
      该协会说此举是旨在降低成本的“不折不扣的商业决定”。

1. Such is the size of the problem that these arguments are purely academic.
   问题的实情在于这些论点纯属空谈。
2. They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability
   他们完全是凭体育特长才获得了大学奖学金。
3. Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental
   如与真人、真实地点或真实事件有雷同之处，纯属巧合。
4. They immediately got in touch with Dr Ting who was, purely coincidentally, also in California
   他们立即与丁博士联系，真是巧得很，他也在加利福尼亚。
5. The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
   那些窗帘纯粹是作装饰用的，不能拉开或合上。
6. The evidence against him was purely circumstantial.
   对他不利的这项证据完全是间接证据。
7. She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention
   她之所以彻底搞砸了一个重大项目纯粹是因为不够上心。
8. He became convinced that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better.
   他逐渐相信了自己的病纯粹是想象出来的，但那也没有让他的病情有任何好转。
9. Psychology began as a purely academic offshoot of natural philosophy
   心理学最初是自然哲学一个纯粹的学术分支。
10. Our interest was purely perfunctory.
    我们的兴趣只有三分热度。
11. We did not want people on the show who are purely interested in plugging a book or film.
    我们不想让那些只想为书或电影做广告的人上节目。
12. It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed
    那是一个比赛用的机器，完全是为提高速度设计的。
13. The government said the moves were purely defensive.
    政府说这些举措纯粹是出于防御目的。
14. If Arthur was attracted here by the prospects of therapy, John came down purely and simply to make money
    如果阿瑟是被这种疗法的前景吸引到此，那么约翰则纯粹是为了赚钱而来。
15. The society said the move was 'purely and simply a business decision' aimed at reducing costs.
    该协会说此举是旨在降低成本的“不折不扣的商业决定”。
16. Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?
    让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好？
17. I arranged to pay him the dollars when he got there, a purely private arrangement. All the same, it was illegal
    我准备等他到那儿时付给他美元，纯属私人安排。不过同样也是非法的。
18. Their current protests are motivated purely by self-interest.
    他们当前的抗议完全是受一己之利驱使的。
19. These fears are purely theoretical.
    这些担忧纯粹是臆测出来的。
20. It is purely for self-defence that we have produced some nuclear weapons.
    我们搞一点核武器完全是为了自卫。
21. Look at the matter purely from the scientific point of view.
    用科学眼光看待事物。
22. These poems are by no means purely autobiographical.
    这些诗篇决不纯粹是自传性质的。
23. I helped her purely out of friendship.
    我帮助她纯粹是为了友谊。
24. During the first half of the present century this was virtually the case, though it is now appearing more frequently in purely British contexts.
    在本世纪上半叶这一情况基本属实，但如今在纯属英国情景的上下文中它也更多地使用上了。
25. These difficulties are purely man-made.
    这些困难完全是人为的。
26. They are purely issues of style and convention.
    它们纯粹是风格和惯例问题。
27. The definition of poor students is not a purely economic issue, but a comprehensive problem.
    对特困生的界定并不是一个单纯的经济问题，而是一个综合性问题。
28. I can assure you our relationship is purely platonic.
    我可以我保证我们的关系是柏拉图式的。
29. As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
    事实上，这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测。
30. This was purely as therapy.
    这纯粹是一种治疗方法。

adv

1. restricted to something
   1. we talked strictly business

   Synonym:    strictly