superficial
英 [,su?p?'f??(?)l; ,sju?-]
美 [,sup?'f??l]
- adj. 表面的；膚淺的 ；表面文章的；外表的；（人）淺薄的
助記提示
1. super- "above" + fici- + -al.
2. => of the surface.
3. => concerned only with outward appearances.
4. => "not deep, without thorough understanding, cursory" (of perceptions, thoughts, etc.).
中文詞源
superficial 表面的，表皮的，膚淺的super-,在上，上方，-fic,臉，表面，詞源同 face.即面上的，表面的。
英文詞源
- superficial
- superficial: [14] Superficial means literally ‘of the surface’. It comes from Latin superficiālis, a derivative of superficiēs ‘surface’. This was a compound noun formed from the prefix super- ‘a(chǎn)bove’ and faciēs ‘face’ (ancestor of English face). The main modern sense, ‘concerned only with outward appearances’, emerged in the 16th century.
=> face, surface - superficial (adj.)
- late 14c., in anatomical and mathematical uses, "of or relating to a surface," from Late Latin superficialis "of or pertaining to the surface," from superficies "surface, upper side, top," from super "above, over" (see super-) + facies "form, face" (see face (n.)). Meaning "not deep, without thorough understanding, cursory, comprehending only what is apparent or obvious" (of perceptions, thoughts, etc.) first recorded early 15c. (implied in superficially "not thoroughly").
雙語例句
- 1. Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
- 父親對(duì)音樂只懂一點(diǎn)皮毛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The other injured man had a superficial stomach wound.
- 另一名受傷男子是腹部的皮外傷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Their arguments do not withstand the most superficial scrutiny.
- 他們的論據(jù)經(jīng)不起一點(diǎn)推敲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Spain may well look different but the changes are superficial.
- 西班牙可能看起來與以前有很大不同，但這些變化都是表面上的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Under stress these people will appear to be superficial, over-eager and manipulative.
- 這些人在壓力下會(huì)顯得淺薄無知、操之過急，而且愛擺布人。
來自柯林斯例句