perfunctory

英 [pəˈfʌŋktəri]

美 [pərˈfʌŋktəri]

adj.  敷衍的; 例行公事般的; 潦草的

GRETEM8

BNC.19126 / COCA.19128

牛津词典

adj.

• 敷衍的；例行公事般的；潦草的
  done as a duty or habit, without real interest, attention or feeling
  1. a perfunctory nod/smile
     敷衍的点头 / 微笑
  2. They only made a perfunctory effort.
     他们只是敷衍了事。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 敷衍的；潦草的；马马虎虎的
  Aperfunctoryaction is done quickly and carelessly, and shows a lack of interest in what you are doing.
  1. She gave the list only a perfunctory glance...
     她马马虎虎地扫了一眼清单。
  2. ...a perfunctory handshake...
     漫不经心的握手
  3. Our interest was purely perfunctory.
     我们的兴趣只有三分热度。

英英释义

adj

• hasty and without attention to detail
  1. a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
  2. a passing glance
  3. perfunctory courtesy
  Synonym:casualcursorypassing(a)
• as a formality only
  1. a one-candidate pro forma election
  Synonym:pro forma

双语例句

• She gave the list only a perfunctory glance
  她马马虎虎地扫了一眼清单。
• His interest in things about Chinese was so deep and genuine that his researches were never perfunctory.
  他对中国事情的关怀十分深切而真诚，他的研究工作向来不草率从事。
• Max gave his wife a perfunctory kiss.
  多克斯漫不经心地吻了妻子一下。
• She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek.
  她漫不经心地在母亲的脸颊上吻了一下。
• They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
  他们对新员工进行了一两天例行公事的培训。
• Only passively perfunctory me?
  只会被动地敷衍我？
• The question was perfunctory, and she knew what the answer would be.
  这问题只是个形式，答案她分明知道。
• He put the food into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed, uttering some perfunctory words of appreciation.
  他把食物放到嘴里，嚼了嚼，咽下去，敷衍地说了几句赞美之词。
• Faced with such a serious and responsible teacher, how could we entitle to a perfunctory and neglect?
  面对如此认真负责的老师，我们哪里有资格去敷衍和怠慢？
• Perfunctory is again good, in the final analysis is perfunctory.
  敷衍的再好，归根到底还是敷衍。