单词 | perfunctory |
释义 | perfunctory —perfunctorily, adv. —perfunctoriness, n. /peuhr fungk"teuh ree/, adj. 1. performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy. 2. lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker. [1575-85; < LL perfunctorius negligent, superficial, deriv. of perfungi to do one's job, be done, equiv. to per- PER- + fung-, base of fungi to perform, FUNCTION + -torius -TORY1] Syn. 1, 2. negligent, heedless, thoughtless, uninterested. Ant. 1, 2. careful, diligent. |
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