superficial
/ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃ(ə)l/
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American sound/ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃ(ə)l/
ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃəl
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ˌsuːpə - ˈfɪʃəl -> superficial
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superficial /su:pǝ'fÇʃl; Brit also sju:-/ adj
၁။ အပေါ်ယံ။ လျှပ်၍။ a superficial wound ❍ Superficial scratches can be easily removed.
၂။ အပယိကမျှသာဖြစ်သော။ a superficial similarity.
၃။ (က) သာမန်ကာလျှံကာမျှ။ ချောက်ချီး ချောက်ချက်မျှ။ အပယိကမျှ။ a superficial book/description ❍ have only a superficial knowledge of history ❍ study botany at a very superficial level. (ခ) (derog ) ပေါ့တန်သော။ လေးနက်မှုမရှိသော။ ရေပေါ်ဆီ။ a superficial mind/person.
❏ superficiality /su:pǝfÇʃi'ælǝti; Brit also sju:-/ n [U] ပေါ့ပြက်ခြင်း။ become bored by the superficiality of the conversation.
❏ superficially /-ʃǝli/ adv အပေါ်ယံအားဖြင့်။ only superficially alike.
More examples
- Her injuries were only superficial.
- The house suffered superficial damage from the flood.
- The study is too superficial for us to reach any conclusion.
- I have only a superficial knowledge of the subject.
- She made a quick and superficial examination of the car.
- Sarah is so superficial – she only cares about how she looks.
- He writes about living in a greedy and superficial society.
- We talked about superficial topics like sport and the weather.
- These are superficial policy changes that help no one.
- Any similarities between the countries are merely superficial.
- The monkeys bear a superficial resemblance but are in fact quite distinct.
Synonyms
surface, shallow, phony, external, exterior, on the surface, outward, apparent, seeming, artificial, casual, cosmetic, cursory, depthless, desultory, detail, empty, evident, feigning, flash, flimsy, frivolous, general, glib, half-baked, hasty, hollow, hurried, ignorant, inattentive, inconsequential, insignificant, insincere, light, lightweight, meaningless, nodding, one-dimensional, ostensible, outer, paltry, partial, passing, perfunctory, peripheral, posturing, quick, quick-fix, rapid, shoal, silly, sketchy, skin-deep, slapdash, slight, smattery, summary, tip of the iceberg, trifling, trite, trivial, uncritical, unimportant, warped, without depth
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