39.2.3. gy. B2 (példák)

ideally adverb /aɪˈdɪəl.i/ 2 ideális esetben

Ideally, I'd like to work at home.

merely adverb /ˈmɪə.li/ 1 csak, csupán (nem többet értve alatta)

I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.

I didn't say that you had to go - I merely suggested that you might like to go.

moreover adverb /ˌmɔːˈrəʊ.vər/ (formal) azonfelül (ami még lényegesebb/fontosabb)

The whole report is badly written. Moreover, it's inaccurate.

It is a cheap and, moreover, effective way of dealing with the problem.

rather adverb /ˈrɑː.ðər/ 2 azaz, jobban mondva (a mondottak javítása, módosítása)

She'll go to London on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to.

simply adverb /ˈsɪm.pli/ 2 egyszerűen, csupán

A lot of people miss out on this opportunity simply because they don't know about it.

then adverb /ðen/ 4 azután (még) (az előbbieken túl)

I've got two essays to write and then my science project to finish.

This is the standard model, then there's the luxury version which costs more.

though adverb /ðəʊ/ azonban (ált. mondat végén, az megelőző közlés kiegészítéseként)

Okay, I'll come to the party. I'm not staying late though.

or conjunction /ɔːr/ 4 azaz, vagyis (az előzőekben mondottak változtatása, helyesbítése)

We told the truth, or most of it.

Rosalind, or Roz to her friends, took the initiative.

Things have been going quite well recently. Or they were, up until two days ago.

Phrases and idioms:

all in all mindent egybevetve

All in all, it was a great holiday.

among other things többek között

It's worth visiting the museum while you're here. There's a good collection of paintings, among other things.