【superficial音标】 英[ˌsu:pəˈfɪʃl] 美[ˌsu:pərˈfɪʃl]
【单词释义】 superficial是什么意思：
adj.粗浅的，粗略的；表面（上）的；浅薄的；肤浅的，缺乏深度的；表皮的；一知半解的；表层的；不重要的
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
【关联词/派生词】
superficially adv. 表面地；浅薄地
superficiality n. 浅薄，肤浅；表面性的事物
【superficial形近词/近似词】
artificial adj. 人造的;人工的;假的;
official n.官员；高级职员 adj.官方的；正式的；公务的
beneficial adj.有利的，有益的
【单词例句】
◇ So what makes you crazier than anything is meeting up with someone who goes out of his way to be shallow, cavalier about important issues and superficial.
最让你愤怒的事莫过于有人掩饰事情的真相或是喜欢做表面文章。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ In the centuries since, crying crocodiles have become a metaphor for superficial remorse. The expression has been used as a fable to teach sincere repentance, by Shakespeare to convey false grief, and, more recently, by media mocking tearful politicians or murder suspects.
从那以后的数个世纪以来，哭泣的鳄鱼便被用来比喻虚伪的悔恨。这个表达曾作为寓言用来告诫人们要真心悔悟，也曾被莎士比亚用来指代假意的悲伤，到了现代，则被媒体用于嘲讽流泪的政客或谋杀嫌疑犯。