superficial
翻譯
膚淺的, 表面的
例句
He only has a superficial knowledge of the topic.
他對這個話題只有膚淺的了解。
The wound was only superficial.
傷口只是表面的。
文法模式
((superficial)) + 名詞 膚淺的 It was a superficial analysis.
be + ((superficial)) 是膚淺的 Their conversation was superficial.
近義詞
同義詞: shallow (淺的), skin-deep (膚淺的), cursory (草率的); 反義詞: deep (深的), profound (深刻的), thorough (徹底的)
詞源
源自拉丁語“superficialis”,來自“superficies”,意為“表面”。“super-”(在...之上)+“facies”(臉,形態)。字面意思是“在臉上”或“在表面上”。
記憶技巧
把“super”想成“在上面”,“ficial”想成“face”(臉)——所以它只在表面,不深入。