only
🇺🇸
/ˈəʊnli/
🇬🇧
/ˈəʊnli/
adjective
A1
one and no others
This is the only pen I have.
這是我唯一的一支筆。
A1
the best choice
She is the only person for this job.
她是這份工作的最佳人選。
adverb
A1
just this one thing
Only children under 12 can enter free.
只有12歲以下的兒童可以免費入場。
A1
in this one situation
He uses his phone only for work calls.
他只在工作電話時使用手機。
A1
not very important
It was only a small mistake.
這只是個小錯誤。
A1
no more than
I have only five dollars left.
我只剩下五美元了。
A1
not before this time
Only now do I understand the problem.
直到現在我才明白這個問題。
A1
can do just this
I can only wait and see what happens.
我只能等待看看會發生什麼。
A1
causes a bad result
Yelling only makes him angrier.
大喊大叫只會讓他更生氣。
R
but then something unexpected happens
She arrived early, only to find the door locked.
她早早到達，卻發現門鎖著。
conjunction
R
but
It looks easy, only it's very hard to do.
看起來容易，但實際上很難做。
translation
唯一的, 最佳選擇
僅此一件, 在這種情況下, 不太重要, 不超過, 此前從未, 只能做這個, 導致不良後果, 但隨後發生意外
但是