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 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。
• In those years my "thank yous" became more of a perfunctory response.
  在那些岁月里，我的感谢更多地成了一种敷衍的反应。
• It is true that codes and statutes do not render the judge superfluous, nor his work perfunctory and mechanical.
  法典和制定法的存在并不使法官显得多余，法官的工作也并非草率和机械。
• He made a circuit of the docks and the tidal harbor. The security was perfunctory.
  他绕码头和潮汐港转了一圈，发现这地方的警戒很马虎。
• 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。
• It would also be wrong to adopt a dosed-door or perfunctory attitude towards them.
  对他们采取关门态度或敷衍态度，也是不对的。
• 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。
• Only passively perfunctory me?
  只会被动地敷衍我？
• I want to be your love, not your so-called perfunctory.
  我要的是你的爱，不是你所谓的敷衍。
• Customers have always perfunctory us busy.
  客户一直敷衍我们忙。