superficial

[.su:pə'fiʃəl]

adj.表面的, 肤浅的

a.

1. 表面的; 外表的[Z]

a superficial burn

表皮烧伤

2. 面的; 面积的, 平方的[Z]

superficial measurements

面积的大小

3. 粗略的, 草率的

4. 肤浅的, 浅薄的

词形变化

副词: superficially | 名词: superficiality |

词义辨析

同义:

a.表面的; 肤浅的

shallow  cursory  surface  

同义参见:

insincere  outside  facile  trivial  peripheral  exterior  outward  

反义:

a.表面的; 肤浅的

radical  essential  

英英释义

形容词 superficial:

being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually

relating to a surface

of little substance or significance

同义词：trivial

involving a surface only

同义词：skin-deep, surface

补充

superficialsuperficial英:[ˌsju:pəˈfiʃəl] 美:[ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl]adj.1.表面(上)的; 表皮的A superficial injury is not serious.表面的伤不太严重。2.肤浅的, 浅薄的; 缺乏深度的It's a superficial book.这是一本立论肤浅的书。He has a superficial knowledge of this subject.他对这门学科略知皮毛。He's so superficial.他非常浅薄。You're too superficial to appreciate great literature like this.你太肤浅, 无法欣赏这类文学巨著。

例句

1. He was considered by them as a superficial and rather silly man.他被他们看成一个浅薄而愚蠢的人。 2. Their arguments do not withstand the most superficial scrutiny.他们的论证经不起丝毫的推敲。 3. His roommate had been pleasant on a superficial level.他的室友从外表看还不错。 4. the inadequacies of a superficial education教育深度不够造成的不足 5. The city may well look different but the changes are superficial.那座城市或许看上去不一样了, 但这些变化都是表层的。 6. The 69-year-old clergyman escaped with superficial wounds.这位69岁的教士得以幸免, 只受了点儿皮外伤。 7. The explosion caused superficial damage to the fortified house.这次爆炸对这所经过加固的房屋只造成了轻微破坏。 8. superficial blood vessels in the forearm前臂上的表层血管 9. the building suffered only superficial damage.建筑物只是表面受到了些毁坏。 10. the superficial muscle groups.表皮肌肉组织。 11. the resemblance between the breeds is superficial.这些品种之间的相似只是表面上的。 12. 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。 13. perhaps I was a superficial person.也许我是个肤浅的人。 14. a superficial knowledge of the subject对某一问题的皮毛知识 15. a superficial wound/cut/burn表面损伤╱割伤╱烧伤 16. He's a very superficial sort of person.他是个见识浅陋的人。 17. a superficial analysis of the results/data对结果/数据的肤浅分析 18. They had a superficial knowledge/understanding of the topic.他们对这个题目只有肤浅的认识/理解。 19. These superficial changes/solutions don't address the underlying problem.这些不彻底的改变/方案并不解决根本问题。 20. superficial wounds/cuts浅伤口/切口 21. The storm only caused superficial damage to the building.这场暴风雨只给建筑造成了表面的损坏。 22. superficial veins浅静脉 23. "Despite a superficial resemblance, the paintings are by two different artists."尽管粗看相似，但这些画作是两位不同的艺术家创作的。 24. These similarities/differences are only superficial.这些相似之处/区别只是表面上的。 25. Don't be deceived by his superficial charm.不要被他表面的魅力欺骗了。 26. "On a superficial level, his theory works, but the facts don't support it."表面上看，他的理论可行，但事实并不支持他的理论。 27. He thinks she's vain and superficial. [=shallow]他认为她自负浅薄。 28. I'm not interested in superficial relationships.我对肤浅的情爱关系不感兴趣。 29. the superficiality of pop culture流行文化的肤浅 30. "superficially, at least, the two paintings are similar."至少从表面上看这两幅画作是相似的。