the notion that a parasite can alter the behavior of a host organism is not mere fiction;indeed,the phenomenon is not ev
问题描述：
the notion that a parasite can alter the behavior of a host organism is not mere fiction;indeed,the phenomenon is not even rare.这里的not mere为什么不能翻译成:不仅仅?
答
查韦氏词典,mere可以做形容词,但是没有副词的含义.所以这里的mere是修饰fiction的形容词,而不是修饰is的副词,所以应该翻译成“.不是单纯的/绝对的虚构.”.