superficial

su·per·fi·cial

S0896600 (so͞o′pər-fĭsh′əl)adj.1. Of, affecting, or being on or near the surface: a superficial wound.2. Concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow: wrote him off as superficial.3. Apparent rather than actual or substantial: a superficial resemblance between the two films.4. Not extensive or important; minor or insignificant: made only a few superficial changes in the manuscript.

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[Middle English, from Old French superficiel, from Latin superficiālis, from superficiēs, surface; see superficies.]

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su′per·fi′ci·al′i·ty (-fĭsh′ē-ăl′ĭ-tē), su′per·fi′cial·ness (-fĭsh′əl-nĭs) n.su′per·fi′cial·ly adv.

superficial

(ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl) adj1. of, relating to, being near, or forming the surface: superficial bruising. 2. displaying a lack of thoroughness or care: a superficial inspection. 3. only outwardly apparent rather than genuine or actual: the similarity was merely superficial. 4. of little substance or significance; trivial: superficial differences. 5. lacking originality or profundity: the film's plot was quite superficial. 6. (Mathematics) (of measurements) involving only the surface area[C14: from Late Latin superficiālis of the surface, from Latin superficies] superficiality, ˌsuperˈficialness n ˌsuperˈficially adv

su•per•fi•cial

(ˌsu pərˈfɪʃ əl)

adj. 1. being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound. 2. external or outward; apparent rather than real: a superficial resemblance. 3. concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious. 4. shallow; not profound or thorough. 5. insubstantial or insignificant. 6. of or pertaining to the surface: superficial measurement. [1375–1425; late Middle English superfyciall < Late Latin superficiālis= Latin superfici(ēs) superficies + -ālis -al¹] su`per•fi`ci•al′i•ty (-iˈæl ɪ ti) su`per•fi′cial•ness, n. su`per•fi′cial•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark"outward - relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"frivolous - not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
	2.	superficial - of, affecting, or being on or near the surface; "superficial measurements"; "the superficial area of the wall"; "a superficial wound"
	3.	superficial - of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"trivialunimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force

superficial

adjective1. shallow, frivolous, empty-headed, empty, silly, lightweight, trivial a superficial yuppie with no intellect whatsoever
shallow serious, earnest2. hasty, cursory, perfunctory, passing, nodding, hurried, casual, sketchy, facile, desultory, slapdash, inattentive He only gave it a superficial glance through.
hasty detailed, comprehensive, thorough, major, complete, substantial, probing, penetrating, in depth, exhaustive3. slight, surface, external, cosmetic, on the surface, exterior, peripheral, skin-deep It may well look different but the changes are only superficial.
slight deep, profound

superficial

adjective1. Lacking in intellectual depth or thoroughness:cursory, one-dimensional, shallow, sketchy, skin-deep, uncritical.2. Appearing as such but not necessarily so:apparent, external, ostensible, ostensive, outward, seeming.

Translations

表面的肤浅的

superficial

(suːpəˈfiʃəl) adjective1. on, or affecting, the surface only. The wound is only superficial. 表面的 表面的2. not thorough. He has only a superficial knowledge of the subject. 膚淺的 肤浅的ˈsuperˌficiˈality (-ʃiˈӕ-) noun 表面性，膚淺 表面性，肤浅 ˌsuperˈficially adverb 膚淺地 肤浅地

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