superficialとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˌsʉː.pəˈfɪʃ.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, often with to) Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.

      Antonym: deep

      superficial muscles

      The epidermis is superficial to the subcutis.

      • 2018 November 8, Dr. Melina Jampolis, “The real science behind fascia ailments”, in CNN‎:

        The superficial fascia surrounds the body and includes subcutaneous fat; the deep fascia surrounds the musculoskeletal system; the meningeal fascia surrounds the nervous system; the visceral fascia surrounds body cavities and organs.

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.

   Synonyms: cursory, facile, sketchy, glib, skin-deep, smattering, surface-level

   Antonyms: in-depth, thorough

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →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, 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.

4. (rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
5. (British, 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

参考

• (anatomy): topical

名詞

superficial (plural 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 (archaic)

参照

• “superficial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “superficial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.