| 英语单词 | cursory |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['kɜːsəri] 美 ['kɜːrsəri] |
| 中文释义 | adj.匆匆忙忙的;草率的;粗略的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He had given the report a cursory reading. (2) He signed with only a cursory glance at the report. (3) After a cursory examination, he was released. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他草草看了一遍这份报告。 (2) 他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。 (3) 经过粗略的检查,他被释放。 |
| vocabulary简明 | No reason to get excited — cursory has nothing to do with bad language. Instead, it means not paying attention to details, like friends who are so busy studying for a test that they only give your new haircut a cursory glance. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Cursory dates to the early 17th century, from the French word cursoire meaning "rapid," which comes from the Latin word "cursorius," meaning "hasty, of a race or running." Something that is cursory is done quickly, like a teacher who takes a cursory look at a pile of completed tests, not to grade them, but to see if anyone attempted the bonus questions. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]仓促的;匆匆的;粗略的 A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail. [ADJ n]
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