cursory
英 [ˈkɜː.sər.i]
美 [ˈkɝː.sɚ.i]
将“cursory”分解为“cur”和“sory”。想象“cur”如同一只猫,轻盈地跳过某个地方,做了一次快速的、表面的巡视,这就是“cursory”(粗略的、匆忙的)的意思。
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cursory 粗略的来自词根cur, 跑,词源同current, course.
- cursory (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Middle French cursoire "rapid," from Late Latin cursorius "hasty, of a race or running," from Latin curs-, past participle stem of currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).
- 1. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
- 伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜单,然后啪地合上了。
- 2. I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
- 我大略地读了一下那封信。
- 3. He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.
- 他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名.
- 4. Some books are for intensive study and some are for cursory reading.
- 有的书必须精读,有的只要稍加涉猎即可.
- 5. Mason was terribly crushed. The most cursory examination revealed it.
- 麦森给压得很惨.即使马马虎虎地瞧一眼也看得出.