専ら
もっぱら
wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Adverb, No-adjective
wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly- principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly
Example sentences
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My interest in politics is strictly academic.
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I read detective stories exclusively.
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My success was largely due to luck.
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The factory is keyed to produce men's wear.
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My success was, for the most part, thanks to his efforts.
More examples (7)
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The privilege is reserved exclusively for women.
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Two whole pages of the newspaper were devoted to the news of the royal divorce.
彼の会社、最近結構危ない橋を渡っているって、もっぱらの噂だよ。
His company is dangling by a thread. That's the rumor I hear.
あの元気な男が病気で倒れるなんて、鬼の霍乱ともっぱらの噂だよ。
For a healthy cheerful guy like that to get sick is like the devil getting sunstroke. Everyone is talking about it.
フォークは、ヨーロッパや近東地域で長年にわたって使われていたが、それはもっぱら調理用にのみであった。
Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking.
商務省の報告によれば、先月の小売り販売は０．７％増加しましたが、これはもっぱら好調な自動車販売によるものです。
The Commerce Department reports retail sales rose seven-tenths of 1 percent last month mainly thanks to strong auto sales.
一つ一つ違っていて、広々とした庭があって魅力的な家並が、もっぱら機能だけを追求したマンションにとって代わられるが、このマンションには、行き過ぎを思えるほど賞賛される「現代の便利な設備」以外に褒めるべき点はないのである。
Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'.