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

• The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
  接线员接通电话，象征性的打了招呼。
• Anna saw the future and the future she imagined a big difference, can not help but sad, so Anna John a few perfunctory words, it left a sad.
  安娜看见未来和她想象中的未来相差很大，不禁有些难过，于是安娜敷衍了约翰几句话，便黯然的离开了。
• 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。
• But two months later, Zhou Lei, then did not deliver on Lin's attitude also came and perfunctory and delays in lieu of flowers and greetings.
  可是两个月过去了，周雷的话并未兑现，对林静的态度也急转直下，敷衍和拖延代替了鲜花和问候。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He made some perfunctory remarks at the meeting.
  他在会上讲了些不痛不痒的话。
• 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。