superficial

superficial
adjective
  1. existing or occurring at or on the surface
    表面的
    the building suffered only superficial damage.
    建筑物只是表面受到了些毁坏。
    ■situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it
    表皮的
    the superficial muscle groups.
    表皮肌肉组织。
    ■appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely
    表面上的
    the resemblance between the breeds is superficial.
    这些品种之间的相似只是表面上的。
    ■not thorough, deep, or complete; cursory
    粗浅的，粗略的
    he had only the most superficial knowledge of foreign countries.
    他对外国只有非常粗略的一点知识。
    ■not having or showing any depth of character or understanding
    肤浅的
    perhaps I was a superficial person.
    也许我是个肤浅的人。
    ■(Building, chiefly Brit.)denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume
    (建筑，主英)面积的，平方的
派生
superficiality
[-ʃɪˈalɪti]
( pl. -ies)
noun(pl. -ies)
superficially
adverb
superficialness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin superficialis, from Latin superficies (see superficies)
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