perfunctory

[pə'fʌŋktəri]

adj.敷衍的

例句与用法:

The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration.

表面文章一种只对一个要完成的目标、如种族融合而作一些随意的努力或象征性的姿态的策略

The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.

接线员接通电话,象征性的打了招呼。

词形变化:

副词: perfunctorily | 名词: perfunctoriness |

详细释义:

a.

敷衍的, 马虎的; 得过且过的

There was a perfunctory search of his bags at the airport.

在机场他的行李被马马虎虎检查了一下。