副词

1. 只不过;仅仅
You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting.

2. 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小)
You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small.

3. 不仅仅
You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.

1. and nothing more

e.g. I was merely asking
it is simply a matter of time
just a scratch
he was only a child
hopes that last but a moment

Synonym: simplyjustonlybut