Word · Frequency #13945
cursory
仓促的；草率的；粗略的
Hasty and superficial; not thorough
- 1.
Hasty or superficial.
匆忙的或肤浅的。
- 2.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
仓促草率,不细致
- 3.
Careless or desultory.
粗心的或散漫的。
匆忙的或肤浅的。；仓促草率,不细致；粗心的或散漫的。；匆匆忙忙的；草率的
In use
A cursory glance at the report revealed several obvious mistakes.
He gave the room a cursory cleaning before the guests arrived.
After a cursory inspection, the engineer approved the design.
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
give sth a cursory glance
He gave the report a cursory glance before the meeting.
他在会议前匆匆看了一眼报告。
make a cursory inspection of sth
The manager made a cursory inspection of the factory.
经理对工厂进行了粗略的检查。
Connections
Collocations
- cursory glance
- 粗略的一瞥
- He took a cursory glance at the report before the meeting.他在会前粗略地瞥了一眼报告。
- cursory examination
- 草率的检查
- The doctor gave the patient a cursory examination.医生对病人做了草率的检查。
- cursory reading
- 粗略的阅读
- A cursory reading of the article suggests a different conclusion.粗略阅读这篇文章会得出不同的结论。
- cursory inspection
- 粗略的检查；走马观花的查看
- A cursory inspection of the building revealed no obvious damage.对大楼的粗略检查没有发现明显损坏。
- cursory review
- 草率的审查；粗略的审阅
- The editor's cursory review missed several errors.编辑草率的审阅漏掉了好几处错误。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：光标(cursor)快速扫过文字，只是粗略扫一眼，不细致。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、official reports、professional correspondence cursory 属于正式用词，通常用于学术写作、正式报告或商务信函等书面语境，表示“仓促的、粗略的”。日常口语中较少出现，口语里更常说 quick 或 superficial。
Grammar Note
通常置于名词前或系动词后，如 a cursory glance 或 The exam was cursory。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes in GenAm: nursery /ˈnɝsɚi/ and bursary /ˈbɝsɚi/ share the same stressed and final sounds as cursory /ˈkɝsɚi/. Lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: compulsory and advisory end in the same spelling -sory but have a different stressed vowel (/ʌ/ and /aɪ/); cursive has the same cur- start but ends in /sɪv/, not /sɚi/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.