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superficial

/soo-per-fish-uhl/US // ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əl //UK // (ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl) //

表面上的,表面的,表面上,表面

Related Words

slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微cursory粗略的,粗略,粗略地,粗略估计one-dimensional一维,一维的,一维度,一维空间perfunctory敷衍了事,敷衍了事的,马马虎虎,敷衍塞责sketchy简略的,简略,简约的,简约silly愚蠢的,傻乎乎的,傻傻的,愚蠢trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮apparent明显的,显而易见的,显而易见,显然的casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的cosmetic化妆品,美容,美容院,化妆desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的evident明显的,显而易见,显而易见的,显而易见的是exterior外观,外部,外墙,外表external外部,外部的,外部因素,外部环境flash闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的general一般,总体,普通,一般情况glib口若悬河,巧言令色,侃侃而谈,口无遮拦

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
    • : of or relating to the surface: superficial measurement.
    • : external or outward: a superficial resemblance.
    • : concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious: a superficial observer.
    • : shallow; not profound or thorough: a superficial writer.
    • : apparent rather than real.
    • : insubstantial or insignificant: superficial improvements.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.without depth, detail
Synonyms
cursory粗略的,粗略,粗略地,粗略估计frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮one-dimensional一维,一维的,一维度,一维空间perfunctory敷衍了事,敷衍了事的,马马虎虎,敷衍塞责silly愚蠢的,傻乎乎的,傻傻的,愚蠢sketchy简略的,简略,简约的,简约slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩apparent明显的,显而易见的,显而易见,显然的casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的cosmetic化妆品,美容,美容院,化妆depthless无深度,无深度的,没有深度,没有深度的desultory轻率的,轻率,粗略的,悠闲empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的evident明显的,显而易见,显而易见的,显而易见的是exterior外观,外部,外墙,外表external外部,外部的,外部因素,外部环境flash闪光,闪存,闪现,闪电flimsy单薄,单薄的,脆弱的,薄薄的general一般,总体,普通,一般情况glib口若悬河,巧言令色,侃侃而谈,口无遮拦half-baked半生不熟的,半生不熟,半生不熟的人,一知半解的hasty匆忙,匆匆忙忙,匆忙的,仓促hurried匆匆忙忙,匆忙,匆匆,匆匆忙忙的ignorant懵懵懂懂,愚昧无知,懵懂无知,懵懵懂懂的inattentive不专心,心不在焉,不专心致志,不专心的lightweight轻量级,重量级,轻巧,轻量级的nodding点头,点点头,点头示意,点头的on the surface表面上,表面上看,在表面上,表面上是ostensible表面上的,表面上,表面上看,表面上看是outward向外,向外的,向外看,向外走partial部分,局部,部分内容,局部的passing逝者如斯夫,逝去的,逝世,逝者peripheral外围,周边,外周,外围的quick-fix速效药,速效法,速效,速战速决seeming貌似,看似,看起来,似乎是shallow浅滩,浅谈,浅水,浅显的shoal滩涂,浅滩,岸边,沿海地区skin-deep肤浅的,肤浅的人,肤浅,深入浅出slapdash蜻蜓点水,蜻蜓点水式的,蜻蜓点水式,蜻蜓点水般smattery炮击,炮制,炮轰,炮弹summary摘要,概要,概述,撮要surface表面,面,地面,表层tip of the iceberg冰山一角,冰山的一角,尖端的冰山uncritical不闻不问,不批评,不盲目的,不盲目warped弯曲的,扭曲的,翘曲的,变形的

Examples

  • You might object that the approach creates only superficial mimicry — the way some alchemists claimed to have “made gold” by applying some surface treatment to another metal that induced chemical reactions to gave the metal a golden sheen.

  • Popular critiques of millennials, in the mid-2000s and beyond, ranged from “They’re too entitled” to “Technology and social media are making them superficial.”

  • He also suffered a superficial wound to his left thigh and a graze wound to his forehead.

  • The government could easily make superficial efforts to address public backlash against visible data collection without really touching the core of the Ministry of Public Security’s national operations, says Wang, of Human Rights Watch.

  • “They have a superficial understanding of the marketplace,” he added.

  • Her Miss America win transcended mere superficial beauty standards.

  • But it will take more than superficial solidarity to dismantle those structures and the ideologies that birthed them.

  • It is loathed by some critics who find it patronizing, silly, and superficial.

  • The implication is that she might even have assisted her husband inflicting his superficial wounds.

  • Every Bentley is made to order, which essentially means anything “superficial” is possible.

  • "It has a superficial, glittering prettiness, without—" I hesitated to find the word I wanted.

  • This design reveals a stumbling-block that superficial people fall over.

  • So strong were prejudices in favour of superficial morality in even that licentious age!

  • A little or superficial knowledge may incline a man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth him back to religion.

  • In touching truly deep and serious things Mistral is often superficial, and passes them off with a commonplace.

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