| 单词 | superficial |
| 释义 | superficial (once / 655 pages) adj Anything superficial has to do with the surface of something. If you're judging a book by its cover, you're being superficial. People who worry too much about their clothes and hair may also be considered superficial. The word superficial has to do with appearances and the surface. If a car is in an accident, but it only has a few scratches, you could say it has superficial damage, because the important parts are OK. If you just glance at a movie for a second, your opinion will be more superficial than the opinion of someone who watched the whole film closely. Superficial can have a negative flavor; calling someone superficial is saying that they are shallow and care too little about meaningful things. WORD FAMILYsuperficial: superficiality, superficially+/superficiality: superficialities USAGE EXAMPLESBut the Mexican elements are superficial, often just a bit of color or spice mixed into the standard avant-garde recipe. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) That speaks to a deeper continuity with past conservative outlooks than his superficial attacks against Bush-era neoconservative misadventures. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) The movie manages to be simultaneously superficial and heartbreaking. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj of, affecting, or being on or near the surface superficial measurements the superficial area of the wall a superficial wound 2adj 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 Syn|Ant careless marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful outwardrelating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind apparent, ostensible, seemingappearing as such but not necessarily so dilettante, dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolisticshowing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish facilearrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth glibmarked by lack of intellectual depth looking, soundingappearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms shallowlacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious skin-deeppenetrating no deeper than the skin: "her beauty is only skin-deep" frivolousnot serious in content or attitude or behavior profound showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth intensepossessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree deepmarked by depth of thinking thoughtfulhaving intellectual depth scholarlycharacteristic of scholars or scholarship 3adj of little substance or significance a few superficial editorial changes Syn trivial insignificant, unimportant devoid of importance, meaning, or force |
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