英语词汇“superficial”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	superficial
释义	su·per·fi·cial I. \\|süpə(r)\|fishəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin superficialis, from Latin superficies top, surface + -alis -al 1. a. : of or relating to a surface : lying on, not penetrating below, occurring in, or affecting only the surface or surface layers < multiple superficial wounds of the left and right thigh — Ernest Hemingway > < the superficial area of the wall — Code for Dwelling Construction > < the superficial layers of water through which light penetrates — R.E.Coker > b. of a unit of measure : not solid or linear : square < superficial foot > c. : of, relating to, or being the unconsolidated formations (as glacial drift or alluvium) that constitute most of the surface of the land : surficial 2. a. (1) : not penetrating beneath or farther than the easily or quickly apprehended features of a thing : concerned only with the obvious or apparent : cursory, hasty, casual < the newspapers' superficial report … never gave the true picture — Farm Journal > < current but mostly superficial explanations — Franz Alexander > (2) : lacking in depth or substantial qualities : not profound : shallow < his thinking was superficial and fuzzy — W.E.Davies > < the religion … from which superficial knowledge estranges us — W.R.Inge > < his talents were … wasted in the production of superficial trash — R.A.Hall b.1911 > (3) : lacking in thoroughness of intellect, scholarship, or wisdom : not given to soundness < superficial research workers … often lack the … breadth of view to prevent them from giving absurd interpretations to their statistical results — M.R.Cohen > < children who seem to care little about learning and whose minds are definitely superficial in character — Morris Fishbein > b. : seen on the surface : external < their superficial defect … cannot blind us to the sterling workmanship — W.B.Adams > < superficial changes in costume and creed — Lewis Mumford > c. : presenting only an appearance or a semblance : not far-reaching, significant, or genuine < the superficial differences of accent which are inevitable in such an international language — David Abercrombie > < maintaining the superficial charm of a glib intellectual — Arthur Knight > • su·per·fi·cial·ly \-sh(ə)lē, -li\ adverb • su·per·fi·cial·ness \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfishəlnə̇s\ noun -es II. noun (-s) 1. : a person or thing that is superficial 2. : a superficial aspect, character, or quality < the American novel of today is only English in superficials — Times Literary Supplement >
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