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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。

  1. He gave the report a cursory glance before signing it. (他在签字前对报告匆匆扫了一眼。)
  2. A cursory examination revealed no obvious defects. (粗略的检查没有发现明显的缺陷。)
  3. 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。)