Cursory
Cursory 是一个形容词。形容在观察或检查某物时只是匆匆一瞥,没有深入关注细节。
- He gave the report a cursory glance before signing it. (他在签字前对报告匆匆扫了一眼。)
- A cursory examination revealed no obvious defects. (粗略的检查没有发现明显的缺陷。)
- She only had time for a cursory look at the map. (她只来得及粗略地看了一下地图。)
- 词根:
-cur-(跑,如 current, courier, course) - 含义:跑着看过去 -> 粗略。
联想 cursor (电脑光标)。光标在屏幕上跳得很快,cursory 就是像光标移动一样快的检查。
The police conducted a cursory search of the house but found nothing suspicious. (警察对房子进行了粗略的搜索,但没有发现任何可疑之处。)