superficial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl/|[ˌsʊu̯pəˈfɪʃəl] ~ [ˌsʊu̯pəˈfɪʃl̩]    美 /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/|[ˌsʊu̯pɚˈfɪʃəl] ~ [ˌsʊu̯pɹ̩ˈfɪʃl̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A surface detail. plural-normally
    — He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.
形容词 adj.
  1. Existing, occurring, or located on the surface. relational
  2. Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.; Close to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it. often,relational
    — superficial muscles
  3. Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
  4. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
    — Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
  5. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.; Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.
    — These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰
  6. Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface. rare
  7. Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume. UK
    — one superficial foot

词形变化

more superficial comparative most superficial superlative superficials plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonsuperficial subsuperficial superficial fascia superficialism superficialist superficiality superficialize superficialise superficially superficialness superficial temporal artery superficial vein unsuperficial
相关词
superficiary topical

词源

词源 1
Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Borrowing from Late Latin superficiālis (“of or belonging to the surface”), from superficiēs (“top, surface”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary