superficial

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more superficial

Superlative

most superficial

1.
(relational)Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
Đồng nghĩa: surficial
2.
Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
Đồng nghĩa: external
3.
Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.
Đồng nghĩa: cursory, facile, sketchy, glib, skin-deep, smattering, surface-level
4.
(rare)Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
5.
(British)(British, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.
one superficial foot
Đồng nghĩa: square

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

superficials

1.
(plural normally)(usually in the plural) A surface detail.
He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

surficial externalcursoryfacile sketchy glibskin-deepsmatteringsurface-levelsquare shallow

Trái nghĩa

in-depththoroughsubstantive deep

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowing from superficiālis (of or belonging to the surface), from superficiēs + -ālis.