ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
conj.only; alone; only if; provided that
只有他们才能完成这样艰巨的任务。
Only they can finish this formidable task.
只有她知道这事的内情。
She alone knows the inside story.
只有在紧急情况下，才能动用这笔款项。
We can draw on the fund only in an emergency.
只有我们三人学高级课程。
There were only three of us on the advanced course.
Word usage
- Note"只有" is different from "只要". "只要" often cooperates with "就", etc., it represents a sufficient condition for hypothetical judgment in logic. It does not exclude that other conditions will also cause the same result, such as "只要下雨，地就会湿"; "只有" often follows "才" indicates the necessary condition for the judgment of hypothesis in logic, and means that if there is no such condition, it is impossible to have the following result, such as "只有播种，才会有收成".