superficial
adjective
uk/ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌsuː.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/superficialadjective(NOT SERIOUS)
C2disapproving
(of aperson) neverthinkingabout things that areseriousorimportant:
(人)浅薄的,肤浅的He'sfunto be with, but he's very superficial.和他在一起很有趣,但是他见识很肤浅。
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolity
- frivolous
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- non-thinking
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallow
- shallowly
- shallowness
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
superficialadjective(NOT COMPLETE)
C2usuallydisapproving
notcompleteandinvolvingonly the mostobviousthings:
表面的,浅显的,肤浅的Ithoughtthatarticlewas written at a very superficiallevel.我认为那篇文章写得很肤浅。
The documentary'streatment/analysisof theissueswas very superficial.这部纪录片对这个问题的处理/分析非常肤浅。
I only have a superficial(=slight)knowledgeofFrench.我对法语只是略知皮毛。
Incomplete
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- broad brush
- demi-
- Eurocentric
- extent
- half
- imperfect
- imperfectly
- in a manner of speakingidiom
- incomplete
- incompletely
- incompleteness
- partly
- patchily
- patchiness
- patchy
- scratch/scrape the surfaceidiom
- semi
- surface
superficialadjective(FALSE APPEARANCE)
appearingto berealorimportantwhen this is nottrueorcorrect:
表面上的There are superficialsimilaritiesbetween the twocars, but really they're very different intermsofperformance.这两辆汽车表面上虽然相似,但事实上它们的性能相去甚远。
Seeming and purporting to be
- apparent
- appear
- as if/thoughidiom
- by the look(s) of thingsidiom
- come across
- come off
- outward
- outwardly
- parallax
- pass
- pass for sb/sth
- persona
- seemingly
- semblance
- so-called
- sound
- superficiality
- superficially
- supposed
- surface
superficialadjective(ONLY ON SURFACE)
only on thesurfaceof something:
仅在表面的,表层的superficialdamage表面损伤
Thedriveronlyreceivedsuperficialinjuries/cuts/wounds.司机只受了点皮外伤。
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolity
- frivolous
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- non-thinking
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallow
- shallowly
- shallowness
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking