| 释义 |
perfunctionary, a. rare.|pəˈfʌŋkʃənərɪ|
[f. as prec. + -ary, after functionary.]
Perfunctory, formal; suggesting or having the air of an official or functionary.
1838New Monthly Mag. LIV. 206 A female voice, in a soft but somewhat perfunctionary tone, demanded ‘Est ce qu'on peut allumer le feu?’ 1864Gd. Words 227/2 With the air..of a drill-sergeant, upright as a sign-post, grave and perfunctionary in guise. |