only
معنی فارسی
تنها يگانه چيزي که هست چه فايده که الا اينکه
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ōn´lē/adj., adv., conj.
● فقط
children only
فقط کودکان
only two minutes
فقط دو دقیقه
only Mehri knows where the key is
فقط مهری میداند کلید کجاست.
Julie only saw the elephant from afar
جولی فقط فیل را از دور دید.
● تنها، یگانه، یکتا
he is my only friend
او یگانه دوست من است.
her only child
تنها فرزند او
the only God
خداوند یکتا
it was the only book worth reading
آن تنها کتابی بود که ارزش خواندن را داشت.
● لکن، لیکن، ولی، اما، بلکه
she wants to go, only she doesn't have any money
میخواهد برود، ولی پولی ندارد.
he won a lot of money, only to lose it later on
او پول زیادی برد اما بعدا آن را باخت.
● بالاخره، در پایان
it will only make you sick
بالاخره تو را مریض خواهد کرد.
a period of dictatorship which only ended in revolution
دوران دیکتاتوری که در پایان به انقلاب منجر شد
* not only ... but (also)
نه تنها ... بلکه (همچنین)
he is not only handsome but rich too
او نه تنها خوش قیافه است بلکه پولدار هم هست.
* if only
خدا کند که، الهی که، امیدوارم که، چه خوب میشد اگر، ای کاش
if only they would leave!
خدا کند که بروند! (چه خوب بود اگر میرفتند!)
if only they would try harder!
ای کاش بیشتر میکوشیدند!
* only just
درست، درست همین حالا، هم اکنون
I have only just enough money
درست به اندازهی کافی پول دارم.
they had only just arrived
تازه وارد شده بودند.
* only too
بسیار، کاملا
it is only too true
بسیار حقیقت دارد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The phrase 'only if' is formed by combining the adverb 'only' and the conjunction 'if'.
مثال
- You can come to the party, but only if you promise to behave.
- I will lend you the money, but only if you pay me back by next week.
- She will accept the job offer, but only if the salary is increased.
ترکیبهای رایج
come to the party promise to behave lend money pay back accept the job offer increase the salary
تعریف انگلیسی
- exclusive of anyone or anything else “she alone believed him” “cannot live by bread alone” “I'll have this car and this car only”
- being the only one; single and isolated from others “the lone doctor in the entire county” “a lonesome pine” “an only child” “the sole heir” “the sole example” “a solitary instance of cowardice” “a solitary speck in the sky”
- and nothing more “I was merely asking” “it is simply a matter of time” “just a scratch” “he was only a child” “hopes that last but a moment” “Derived from adjective: simple (for: simply), mere (for: merely)”
- without any others being included or involved “was entirely to blame” “a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children” “he works for Mr. Smith exclusively” “did it solely for money” “the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone” “a privilege granted only to him” “Derived from adjective: sole (for: solely), exclusive (for: exclusively)”
- with nevertheless the final result “He arrived only to find his wife dead” “We won only to lose again in the next round”
- in the final outcome “These news will only make you more upset”
- except that “It was the same story; only this time she came out better”
- never except when “call me only if your cold gets worse”
- as recently as “I spoke to him only an hour ago”
مترادفها
I. adjective
Sole, solitary, alone, single.
II. adverb
1. Merely, barely, simply, and nothing else.
2. Solely, no other than.
3. Singly, without more.
III. conjunction
But, excepting that.