English Dictionary

superficial

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/

形容詞

関係形容詞 稀用 イギリス英語

(relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface. / (anatomy, relational) Situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.

日本語の意味

表面上に存在する、または表面に現れるという意味。 / 解剖学的には皮膚またはその直下に位置することを示す。

Her understanding of the problem remained superficial despite hours of discussion.

何時間も議論したにもかかわらず、彼女の問題に対する理解は表面的なままだった。

意味（1）

(relational) Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.

意味（2）

(anatomy, relational) Situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.

superficial muscles

意味（3）

Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.

意味（4）

Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or apparent.

意味（5）

Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.

These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰

意味（6）

(rare) Two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.

意味（7）

(Britain, architecture) Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume.

one superficial foot

more superficial （ comparative ）

most superficial （ superlative ）