superficialとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/
  • 韻: -ɪʃəl

形容詞

superficial (comparative more superficial, superlative most superficial)

1. (relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.

   Synonym: surficial

   1. (anatomy, relational) Situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.

      superficial muscles

2. Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.

   Synonym: external

3. Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.

   Synonym: cursory

   Antonyms: in-depth, thorough

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:

     Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

   1. ​Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.

      Synonym: shallow

      Antonym: substantive

      • 2014, "Little Green Men": A Primer on Modern Russian Unconventional Warfare, Ukraine 2013–2014‎^[1], Fort Bragg, North Carolina: The United States Army Special Operations Command, page 43:

        These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰

4. (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
5. (Britain, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.

   Synonym: square

   one superficial foot

派生語

関連する語

• superficiary

名詞

superficial (複数形 superficials)

1. (usually in the plural) A surface detail.

   He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue.

関連する語

• superfice (古風な用法)

参照

• “superficial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “superficial”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.