perfunctorily 的定义
- performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent or apathetic: In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.
perfunctorily 近义词
等同于 inadequately
更多perfunctorily例句
- A robot won’t do the stairs for you, so if you have staircases, they’ll need manual attention, plus they’re pricey, and while some do come with a mop function, most don’t allow you to use much more than water, so it’s pretty perfunctory.
- The tiny flags pinned on so many politicians’ lapels seemed less perfunctory and more like an act of faith.
- The court’s dismissal of the Texas challenge was perfunctory and cloaked in legal language about the state not having the legal standing to bring such a case about other states’ election procedures.
- You could bolster it by grabbing the bride’s hands and saying, “I wish you all the happiness in the world,” but perhaps that is not perfunctory enough — especially if others are behind you, waiting to congratulate her.
- I answered his questions perfunctorily, begging off that I was soon to return to my dorm, as I was tired.
- Deane watched his face as—perfunctorily subdued, decorous, he stood where Ruth had stood a moment before.
- The Martian nodded perfunctorily to the girl and then turned his level gaze toward the man.
- But when the door had finally closed on him Hepworth let his perfunctorily smiling face relax.
- She gave some attention to her flowers, but it was perfunctorily bestowed, for they no longer charmed her.
- "Ye've done gr-r-rand f'r-r a beginnerr-r," said John McTavish, wearily, perfunctorily.