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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Alone in a category.
He is the only doctor for miles.
The only people in the stadium were the fans: no players, coaches, or officials.
He was the only male in attendance at the boyband concert.
That was the only time I went to Turkey.
Đồng nghĩa: lone, sole, individual, first and last, lone, one, one and only, only, single, singular, sole, solitary, unitary
- 2.
(not comparable)Singularly superior; the best.
Đồng nghĩa: nonpareil, peerless, unequaled, alone, azygous, incomparable, matchless, nonpareil, only, peerless, singular, sui generis, unequaled, unique, unparalleled, unmatched, unrivalled
- 3.
(not comparable)Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.
He is their only son, in fact, an only child.
To DAD ¶ who only reared twelve children ¶ and ¶ To MOTHER ¶ who reared twelve only children
- 4.
(not comparable, obsolete)Mere.
Đồng nghĩa: alone, simple, very, alone, bare, just, mere, only, simple, very
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
(not comparable)Without others or anything further; exclusively.
My heart is hers, and hers only.
I threw out only him.
The cat sat only on the mat. It kept off the sofa.
The only scientist to have won three Nobel prizes.
- 2.
(not comparable)No more than; just.
To DAD who only reared twelve children and To MOTHER who reared twelve only children
The cat only sat on the mat. It didn't scratch it.
If there were only one more ticket!
- 3.
(not comparable)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.
He left only moments ago.
- 4.
(not comparable)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.
He'd been belittling her for years. It's only natural that she left.
- 5.
(British, not comparable)Used to express surprise or consternation at an action.
She's only gone and run off with the milkman!
- 6.
(Ireland, informal, not comparable)Just, simply, undoubtedly.
Sure you're only gorgeous!
- 7.
(not comparable)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.
I spent years studying a degree only to learn there was no requirement for such a certification.
I helped him out only for him to betray me.
- 8.
(not comparable, obsolete)Above all others; particularly.
conjunction
conjunctiononelyonlie
- 1.
(informal, clause-initial) Introduces a clause with negative polarity, often one which upsets the listener's expectations.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An only child.
particle
particleonelyonlie
- 1.
(Singapore, Singlish)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.
Đồng nghĩa: that's all, nia
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English oonly, only, from Old English ānlīċ, ǣnlīċ (only; singular; solitary), from Proto-Germanic *ainalīkaz. Cognate with obsolete eenlijk, ähnlich, álíkr, enlig unified. en one ly. * Regarding the different phonological development of only and one, see the note in one.