perfunctory
英 [p?'f??(k)t(?)r?]
美 [p?'f??kt?ri]
助記提示
1. 強調某人做事只是為了過關而已、熬過什么事情而已，而不是認真、執著地關注事情本身。
2. 簡單地說就是“走過場”。
中文詞源
perfunctory 潦草的，例行公事的per-,完全的，-funct,功能，職責，詞源同function,functionary.字面意思即完全的履行公事，詞義貶義化，引申詞義例行公事的，潦草的，不負責任的等。
英文詞源
- perfunctory
- perfunctory: see function
- perfunctory (adj.)
- 1580s, from Late Latin perfunctorius "careless, negligent," literally "like one who wishes to get through a thing," from Latin perfungus, past participle of perfungi "discharge, busy oneself, get through," from per- "through" + fungi "perform" (see function (n.)). Related: Perfunctorily.
雙語例句
- 1. They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
- 他們對新員工進行了一到兩天簡單的任職培訓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled.
- 杯子被倒滿時米芝敷衍性地點頭示意。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He brushed by with a perfunctory wave to the crowd.
- 他擦身而過，朝人群敷衍地揮了揮手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Our interest was purely perfunctory.
- 我們的興趣只有三分熱度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They only made a perfunctory effort.
- 他們只是敷衍了事。
來自《權威詞典》