barelyadv.
英 'beəlɪ | 美 'bɛrli
中文adv. 仅仅,勉强;几乎不;公开地;贫乏地
词根词源
barely (adv.)Old English bærlice "openly, clear, public;" see bare (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only, just" is recorded from late 15c.; that of "merely, simply" is from 1570s. In 15c. it also could mean "naked."
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