單字

only

副詞

例句: “I have only one question.”

同義詞: just

反義詞: many

parochial

形容詞

例句: “The policy reflects a parochial view.”

同義詞: narrow, local

反義詞: global

incipient

形容詞

例句: “The company showed signs of incipient growth.”

同義詞: emerging, early

反義詞: developed

smattering

名詞

例句: “I have only a smattering of Italian.”

同義詞: small amount, little knowledge

反義詞: mastery, expertise

inchoately

副詞

例句: “He expressed the idea only inchoately.”

同義詞: vaguely, rudimentarily

反義詞: clearly, coherently

perpetuate

動詞

例句: “Such myths only perpetuate fear.”

同義詞: maintain, continue

反義詞: end, eliminate

marginally

副詞

例句: “Sales improved only marginally.”

同義詞: slightly, barely

反義詞: substantially, greatly

ash

名詞

例句: “The fire left only ash behind.”

同義詞: burned powder

反義詞: wood

half

名詞

例句: “I ate only half of the cake.”

同義詞: part

反義詞: whole

few

限定詞

例句: “Only a few students were absent.”

同義詞: not many, a small number

反義詞: many

acquaintance

名詞

例句: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”

同義詞: contact, associate

反義詞: stranger, close friend

basic

形容詞

例句: “I know only the basic rules of chess.”

同義詞: simple, fundamental

反義詞: advanced

vestigially

副詞

例句: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”

同義詞: residually, rudimentarily

反義詞: fully, functionally

unequivocal

形容詞

例句: “The statement was an unequivocal rejection of the proposal.”

同義詞: unambiguous, clear

反義詞: ambiguous, vague

mere

形容詞

例句: “It was not a major issue, just a mere detail.”

同義詞: only, simply

反義詞: significant

common

形容詞

例句: “This is a common mistake among beginners.”

同義詞: usual, shared

反義詞: rare, uncommon

contextually

副詞

例句: “The phrase only makes sense contextually, not on its own.”

同義詞: in context

superficial

形容詞

例句: “Their analysis was superficial and missed the core issue.”

同義詞: shallow

反義詞: thorough

rudimentary

形容詞

例句: “He has only a rudimentary understanding of the topic.”

同義詞: basic

反義詞: advanced

minor

形容詞

例句: “It was only a minor problem.”

同義詞: small

反義詞: major

widely

副詞

例句: “English is widely used.”

同義詞: commonly

反義詞: rarely

single

形容詞

例句: “I want a single ticket.”

同義詞: one

反義詞: double

reveal

動詞

例句: “He revealed the secret.”

同義詞: show

反義詞: hide

hardly

副詞

例句: “I can hardly hear you.”

同義詞: barely

反義詞: easily

superficially

副詞

例句: “He only understood the issue superficially.”

同義詞: shallowly

反義詞: thoroughly

young

形容詞

例句: “She is young.”

同義詞: youthful

反義詞: old

viable

形容詞

例句: “The proposal is viable only if costs are reduced.”

inchoate

/ɪnˈkoʊət/

例句: “The idea was still inchoate.”

同義詞: incipient, early

esoteric

/ˌesəˈterɪk/

例句: “The book is full of esoteric terms.”

同義詞: cryptic, recondite, mystical

反義詞: exoteric