superficial
翻译
肤浅的, 表面的
例句
He only has a superficial knowledge of the topic.
他对这个话题只有肤浅的了解。
The wound was only superficial.
伤口只是表面的。
语法模式
((superficial)) + 名词 肤浅的 It was a superficial analysis.
be + ((superficial)) 是肤浅的 Their conversation was superficial.
近义词
同义词: shallow (浅的), skin-deep (肤浅的), cursory (草率的); 反义词: deep (深的), profound (深刻的), thorough (彻底的)
词源
源自拉丁语“superficialis”,来自“superficies”,意为“表面”。“super-”(在...之上)+“facies”(脸,形态)。字面意思是“在脸上”或“在表面上”。
记忆技巧
把“super”想成“在上面”,“ficial”想成“face”(脸)——所以它只在表面,不深入。