单词 | skin-deep |
释义 | skin-deep (once / 29184 pages) adj WORD FAMILY skin-deep USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, critics say Trump’s seemingly skin-deep standards are worrisome in the Oval Office. Time(Dec 22, 2016) Sen. Hiram Johnson of California even attacked “the skin-deep dollar patriotism” of those who favored war but opposed taxes on the wealthy. Washington Post(Sep 30, 2016) The human lineaments of the comic characters in “Mostellaria,” skin-deep though they may be, are erased in this rollicking mash-up. Los Angeles Times(Sep 09, 2016) adj penetrating no deeper than the skin: "her beauty is only skin-deep" Syn superficial concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually |
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