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. The operator will connect you with our sales department.
  接线员接通电话，象征性的打了招呼接线员将把您的电话转接到销售部。
• Customers have always perfunctory us busy.
  客户一直敷衍我们忙。
• 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。
• Mitzi nodded a perfunctory acknowledgement as her glass was filled.
  杯子被倒满时米芝敷衍性地点头示意。
• 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。
• Then invalid clicks to find a ridiculous reason to perfunctory our people?
  然后就找一个无效点击的荒唐理由来敷衍我们这些人吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ruck, however, agreed that the answer should not be perfunctory.
  不过，腊斯克倒是同意答复不应敷衍了事。