barely的词源

英文词源

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."

中文词源

barely：赤裸裸地，无遮蔽地；仅仅，勉强，几乎没有

词根词缀： bare赤裸的 + -ly副词词尾

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