表面(上)的;肤浅的,缺乏深度的;一知半解的;
这两个形容词都含“肤浅的,浅薄的”之意。
superficial通常指人的思想、言论、学识、著作等权停留于表面,缺乏必要的深度和全面性。
shallow指知识、议论、认识或立论肤浅,有时暗示图表面而无实际内容。
采编自网络
super-,在……的上面
fic=face,脸,表面
-ial,形容词后缀
adj.表面的,肤浅的
a superficial love 一场肤浅的爱情
词根词缀法
前缀super-1.表示"在…上面";2.表示"超级,超过,过度"adj.superficial肤浅的super在…上面+fic做+ial…的→在表面上做
When you first meet her, she gives a superficial impression of warmth and friendliness.
初次见面时,她总给人以热情亲切的表面印象。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》This guy is a superficial yuppie with no intellect whatsoever...
这个家伙是个肤浅的雅皮士,没有什么头脑。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Spain may well look different but the changes are superficial.
西班牙可能看起来与以前有很大不同,但这些变化都是表面上的。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The explosion caused superficial damage to the fortified house.
这次爆炸只对这所加固过的房屋造成了轻微破坏。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The book shows only a superficial understanding of the historical context.
这部书表现出对历史背景肤浅的理解。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》The tone of his book is consistently negative, occasionally arrogant, and often superficial.
他的书基调一贯是负面消极的,有时还有点儿傲慢自大,且常常流于肤浅。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Her relation with her aunt superficial as that of chance lodgers who pass on the stairs.
姑母和她的关系象经常在楼梯上相遇,同居一栋楼里的寄宿者一样疏远.
来源:互联网摘选Beneath his refined manners and superficial elegance lay something treacherous.
在他温文尔雅﹑貌似高贵的举止下隐藏着某种奸诈。
来源:朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版Hong Kongers are so superficial. They always judge a book by its cover.
香港人十分注重外表,他们往往根据封面去判断一本书.
来源:网络文摘精选You have a superficial brightness that can fool some people but underneath you're empty.
你这个人好象很精明,能唬得了人,可是虚有其表.
来源:词典精选例句Naturally, such visits can allow only the most superficial understanding of prison life.
自然,此类参观了解到的只是监狱生活的皮毛。
来源:朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版We will just grow up being superficial and vain. What kind of people will we become?
长大之后浮华不实, 能做个什么样的人 呢 ?
来源:网络文摘精选The 69-year-old clergyman escaped with superficial wounds...
69 岁的牧师幸免于难,只受了点皮肉伤。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Despite these superficial resemblances, this is a darker work than her earlier novels...
尽管表面上有一些相似之处,但这本著作实际要比她以前的小说悲观。
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