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superficiality

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

肤浅,肤浅性,表面化,浮浅

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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

as infrivolity

Examples

  • Some comparisons are going to be made because at least at a superficial level, there are a few moments that do echo one another.

  • What seems like a superficial endeavor—crafting a digital character that matches your actual appearance—can offer a bit of levity when the weight of the world is upon you.

  • However, the biggest failure of “Cyberpunk” is never taking these ideas far enough, making them feel shallow in a superficial setting that asks interesting questions, but fails to answer them thoughtfully.

  • The reason that I call that out is because it is a superficial attempt by these platforms to say that they are solving the problem while they are not actually doing anything meaningful to solve that problem.

  • It actually is the beginning of a deep democracy, not just a superficial one.

  • If the city the city we love to hate for its superficiality is on board, who knows?

  • As the race pitting President Obama against Mitt Romney officially begins, campaign coverage gains superficiality and confusion.

  • The history of larp as a hobby for the rich and famous illustrates the superficiality of its current geeky stigma.

  • And, as has been in the news lately, modeling can also be about stress, superficiality, race and false values.

  • The weakness in Romney is his superficiality, and the problem in our politics is... well, its superficiality.

  • Now there is no injustice, no superficiality in this observation; its object is simply parallel to their incapacity for synthesis.

  • It is a success which its singularity has gained for it, and which its superficiality will soon again forfeit.

  • As a further concession to his superficiality as a thinker we may frankly admit his incapacity to originate new ideas.

  • Where I have used documents it was with a desire to escape the charge of superficiality.

  • His verdicts on the other Scotch poets are marked by the same superficiality, and we regret to add flippancy.