Mar 26, 2020mere是形容词，一般用于表示数字非常非常小，一般有前面的大数字做对比，比如说，thousands of people are affected by novel corona virus around here，but mere five elderly. Two similar discussions have been merged below. Collins：you use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.
[emphasis]： sixty percent of teachers are women, but a mere five percent of women are principals. Nov 16, 2018note that "mere" is just an addition, and isn't involved in the choice of preposition:
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