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Purely means completely and only — that, and not some other thing mixed in. It is an adverb: it tells you the reason or the range is just this one.
Purely Purely means意思是 completely and only完全而且只是這樣——that, and not some other thing mixed in就是這個，沒有摻雜別的. It它是 an adverb副詞: it它 tells you告訴你 the reason or the range理由或範圍 is just this one就只是這一個.
A purely practical question is only about what works, not about feelings. “I came purely to listen” means listening was the only aim.
A purely practical question一個purely practical（純粹實際）的問題 is only about只關於 what works什麼行得通, not不是關於 about feelings感受. "I came purely to listen""I came purely to listen" means意思是 listening was the only aim聽，就是唯一的目的.
Though actually, people sometimes add purely to sound innocent when there was another reason too, so the word can be a little diplomatic.
Though actually不過事實上, people人們 sometimes有時 add purely加上purely to sound innocent聽起來比較無辜, when there was another reason too其實還有別的原因, so所以 the word這個字 can be a little diplomatic可以帶點外交辭令的味道.
It is ordinary English, a bit more at home in careful speech and writing than in very casual chat. Do not hear it as “in a pure, clean way.” That is a different idea. Purely almost always means “only / wholly,” not “morally clean.”
It它是 ordinary English普通的英文, a bit more at home比較適合出現 in careful speech and writing在講究的口說和寫作裡, than而不是 in very casual chat在很隨性的聊天裡. Do not不要 hear it as把它聽成 "in a pure, clean way.""純淨、乾淨的方式". That那是 a different idea一個不同的概念. Purely Purely almost always幾乎總是 means意思是 "only / wholly,"「只是／完全」, not不是 "morally clean.""道德上的清白".
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
purelyadv詞源 1/ˈpjʊəli/
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regionalWholly; really, completely.
- I am fascinated by the entire scene, I purely am.
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Solely; exclusively; merely, simply.
- The IRA should "lead by example" and "unilaterally" abandon paramilitary violence and adopt a purely political strategy, a leading Sinn Féin MP urged yesterday.
- "But this meal tonight is not a date, not in the traditional sense. It's purely platonic, I assure you."
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Chastely, innocently; in a sinless manner, without fault.
- faith and troth, / Strain'd purely from all hollow bias drawing: / Bids thee with most diuine integritie, / From heart of very heart, great Hector welcome.
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archaicWithout physical adulterants; refinedly, with no admixture.
- By some means or other the water flows purely, and separated from the filth, in a deeper and narrower course on one side of the rock, and the refuse of the dirt and troubled water goes off on the other in a broader current [...].
purelyadj詞源 2/ˈpjʊəli/
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dialectalWell, in good health.
- My Dame (who was an utter ſtranger to all that had paſſed between the young Squire and her daughter) was exceeding glad to ſee him look ſo purely after his journey, and all the young fry ſwarmed about him, for the ſake of the halfpence they had ſo often ſcrambled for; […]
- Land[lady]. Good-morrow to your worſhip!—I’m glad to ſee your worſhip look ſo purely—I came up with all ſpeed (taking breath) our pye is in the oven—that was what you ſent for me about, I take it. / Juſt[ice]. True—true—ſit down good Mrs. Buſtle, pray—— / Land. O your worſhip’s always very good (ſettling her apron) I came up juſt as I was, only threw my ſhawl over me—I thought your worſhip would excuſe—I’m quite as it were rejoiced to ſee your worſhip look ſo purely, and to find you up ſo hearty—
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。