英语work is merely preparation怎么翻译？

work is merely preparation的中文翻译是工作只是准备

重点词汇：merely

词语分析：

音标：英 [?m?li] 美 [?m?rli]?

adv. 仅仅，只不过；只是

短语：

merely ad 仅仅

merely becauseof 由于

例句：

Nobody grows old merely by a number of years.

年岁有加，并非垂老。

I am merely concerned about your grades.

我只是担心你的学习成绩。

And those were merely his practical achievements.

这些只是他有实用价值的成果。

近义词：

adv. 仅仅，只不过；只是 simply，just，only，but，barely