Wordiyoperfunctory
🇬🇧 UK/pә'fʌŋktәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Done with minimal effort or care, merely to fulfil a duty; carried out as a routine formality.
敷衍的，草率的，例行公事的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedperthrough, thoroughly
+
oryrelating to, connected with
=perfunctory
Common Collocations
- 1.perfunctory handshake敷衍的握手
- 2.perfunctory apology敷衍的道歉
- 3.perfunctory review敷衍的审查
Example Sentences
- 1.
A perfunctory handshake was exchanged between the two businessmen at the meeting.
- 2.
She offered a perfunctory apology that nobody believed was sincere.
- 3.
The review was perfunctory, lacking the thoroughness needed for improvement.