他是獨生子。

他的報告里只有第二手資料。

她是擔任這個工作最合適的人選。

若用于肯定式陳述句中，通常與only，much和alot連用。

這是我唯一的表。

【記】※ on-在…上面,ly-拼音“老爺”:只有老爺在上面 ※ only-唯一的,lonely-孤獨:失去唯一的朋友很孤獨

only adj[attrib 作定語] 1 with no other(s) of the same group, style, etc existing or present; sole 唯一的; 僅有的 She was the only person able to do it. 她是唯一能做那事的人. His only answer was a grunt. 他只咕噥了一聲算是回答了. This is the only painting in this style that we have. 這種風格的畫我們僅有這一幅. We were the only people there. 只有我們在那里. 2 (infml 口) most worth considering; best 最值得考慮的; 最好的 She's the only woman for the job. 她是最適合做這一工作的人. She says Italy is the only place to go for a holiday. 她說意大利是度假的最佳去處. 3 (idm 習語) one and only => one1. an only `child child having no brothers or sisters 獨生子女 My mother was an only child. 我母親是獨生女. Only children are sometimes spoilt. 獨生子女有時被寵壞了. only adv 1 (modifies a word or phrase and is placed close to it in written or formal spoken style; in informal speech, stress may show which word, etc is modified, so that only may have various positions 可修飾一詞或詞組, 在書面語或正式演說體中only的位置應接近所修飾的詞語; 在口語中因可用重音表明所修飾的詞語, 故only的位置不拘) and no one or nothing else; solely 只; 僅; 僅僅 I only saw `Mary, ie I saw Mary and no one else. 我只看見瑪麗了（沒看見其他人）. (fml 文) I saw only Mary. 我僅見到瑪麗. I only `saw Mary, ie I saw her but I didn't speak to her. 我只是看見瑪麗了（但沒有跟她說話）. Only `members may use the bar. 只有會員才可使用這酒吧. Only `five people were hurt in the accident; the rest were uninjured. 事故中僅五人受傷, 其余皆無恙. He only lives just round the `corner. 他就住在附近. We only waited a few `minutes but it seemed like hours. 我們只等了幾分鐘, 但覺得像幾小時. Women only, eg on a sign or poster 女子專用 We can only guess (ie We cannot be certain about) what happened. 我們只能猜測發生了什麼事. 2 (idm 習語) for X's eyes only => eye1. if only => if. not only...but also both...and 不但...而且... He not only read the book, but also remembered what he read. 他不僅讀過這本書, 還記得內容. only have eyes for sb/have eyes only for sb => eye. only `just (a) not long ago/before 剛剛 We've only just arrived. 我們剛到. I've only just moved to London. 我剛剛搬到倫敦. (b) almost not; scarcely 差一點沒; 幾乎不 He only just caught the train. 他差點沒趕上火車. I've enough milk for the coffee but only just. 我的牛奶夠喝咖啡用的--剛剛夠. only to do sth (used to indicate sth that happens immediately afterwards, esp sth that causes surprise, disappointment, relief, etc 用以指隨即發生的事, 尤指使人驚訝、 失望、 放心等的事) 反而; 卻 I arrived at the shop only to find I'd left all my money at home. 我到商店卻發現錢全落在家了. only too (with an adj or pp 與形容詞或過去分詞連用) very 很; 非常; 十分 I shall be only too pleased to get home. 我要回到家里就非常高興. That's only too true, I'm afraid, ie really true, and not untrue as the speaker might have hoped or wanted. 我看這是真事（說話者但愿并非真事）. you're only young `once (saying 諺) let young people have what enjoyment and freedom they can get, because they will have to work and worry later in their lives 青春只一度 Enjoy the disco you're only young once. 盡情跳起迪斯科--須知青春只一度. only conj (infml 口) (a) except that; but 只是; 但是; 可是 I'd love to come, only I have to work. 我倒是很愿意來, 但是我還得工作呢. This book's very good, only it's rat...

*['?unli]a. 唯一的, 僅有的, 最佳的ad. 只有, 僅僅, 只能conj. 但是, 不過相關詞組: only just only not only that only too only if if only not only...but also...