superficiality

Definitions

Abstract noun of superficial: super- (above) + fic- (face/surface, from fac) + -iality = 'the state of staying on the surface.'

Common Collocations

• 1.cultural superficiality文化上的肤浅
• 2.intellectual superficiality思想上的浅薄
• 3.superficiality of thought思维的浅薄

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Critics complained about the superficiality of the coverage.

• 2.

  Beneath the charm lay a certain superficiality.