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  Superficial \Su`per*fi"cial\, a. [L. superficialis: cf. F.
     superficiel. See Superficies.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on
        the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a
        superficial covering; superficial measure or contents;
        superficial tillage.
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     2. Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or
        apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said
        especially in respect to study, learning, and the like;
        as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.
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              This superficial tale
              Is but a preface of her worthy praise. --Shak.
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              He is a presumptuous and superficial writer.
                                                    --Burke.
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              That superficial judgment, which happens to be right
              without deserving to be so.           --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        [1913 Webster] -- Su`per*fi"cial*ly, adv. --
        Su`per*fi"cial*ness, n.
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  Superficial \Su`per*fi"cial\, a. [L. superficialis: cf. F.
     superficiel. See Superficies.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on
        the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a
        superficial covering; superficial measure or contents;
        superficial tillage.
  
     2. Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or
        apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said
        especially in respect to study, learning, and the like;
        as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.
  
              This superficial tale Is but a preface of her worthy
              praise.                               --Shak.
  
              He is a presumptuous and superficial writer.
                                                    --Burke.
  
              That superficial judgment, which happens to be right
              without deserving to be so.           --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        -- Su`per*fi"cial*ly, adv. -- Su`per*fi"cial*ness, n.

  superficial
       adj 1: being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or
              penetrating emotionally or intellectually;
              "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his
              thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial
              knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the
              true picture"; "only superficial differences" [ant: profound]
       2: relating to a surface; "superficial measurements"; "the
          superficial area of the wall"
       3: of little substance or significance; "a few superficial
          editorial changes"; "only trivial objections" [syn: trivial]
       4: involving a surface only; "her beauty is only skin-deep";
          "superficial bruising"; "a surface wound" [syn: skin-deep,
           surface(a)]

  superficial
     Ισπανικά a.
     επιφανειακός
     Ρουμανικά a.
     επιφανειακός

  superficial
     Catalan a.
     (l en superficial)
     Galician a.
     1 (l en superficial)
     2 surficial; of the surface
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en superficial) (gloss: comprising a surface)
     2 (l en superficial); shallow (gloss: not reaching or penetrating
  deep)
     3 shallow (gloss: overly concerned with superficial matters)
     4 (l en superficial) (gloss: lacking thoroughness or attention to
  minor details)
     Spanish a.
     1 (l en superficial)
     2 shallow (gl: lacking substance)

  superficial
     a.
     1 (lb en relational) existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
     2 # (senseid en anatomy) (lb en anatomy relational often with ''to'')
  Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situate or occurring on
  the skin or immediately beneath it.
     3 appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
     4 Not thorough, deep, or complete; concerned only with the obvious or
  apparent.
     5 # ​Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance
  or significance.
     6 (lb en rare) two-dimensional; drawn on a flat surface.
     7 (lb en British architecture) (ngd: Denoting a quantity of a
  material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension
  or volume.)
     n.
     (lb en usually in plural) A surface detail.

  superficial
     Catalan a.
     (l en superficial)
     Galician a.
     1 (l en superficial)
     2 surficial; of the surface
     Romanian a.
     shallow (gl: about people)

  superficial
     Catalan a.
     (l en superficial)
     Galician a.
     1 (l en superficial)
     2 surficial; of the surface
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en superficial) (gloss: comprising a surface)
     2 (l en superficial); shallow (gloss: not reaching or penetrating
  deep)
     3 shallow (gloss: overly concerned with superficial matters)
     4 (l en superficial) (gloss: lacking thoroughness or attention to
  minor details)

  superficial
     Espanja a.
     pinnallinen

  superficial
     Engelska a.
     ytlig

  Superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  سطحي

  superficial //ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl// //ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl// 
  повърхностен
  located on the surface

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/ 
  povrchní

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/ 
  plytký

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/ 
  ledabylý

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  oberflächennah 
     Synonyms: close to the surface, inframundane
  

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  oberflächlich, äußerlich 
     Synonym: on the surface
  
   see: more superficial, most superficial
  

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  sehr/nur oberflächlich, vordergründig, gehaltlos, substanzlos, ohne Substanz, ohne Tiefgang, nicht in die Tiefe gehend 
     Synonyms: shallow, lacking substance
  

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
   [fig.] seicht, sehr/nur oberflächlich, vordergründig  [übtr.]  [pej.]
     Synonyms: shallow, frothy
  

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  
  επιφανειακός, επιπόλαιος

  superficial //ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl// //ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl// 
  pinnallinen
  lacking substance

  superficial /suːpəfiʃl/
  1. superficiel

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/ 
  1. सतही
        "The burns are all superficial, so do not worry."

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  plitak, površan, površinski

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  1. felszínes
  2. felületi
  3. felületes

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  1. basso

  superficial /suːpəfiʃl/
  brevis

  superficial /suːpəfiʃl/
  1. licht, ondiep, oppervlakkig
  2. vluchtig

  superficial /ˌsu:pəˈfɪʃəl/ 
    powierzchowny

  superficial /suːpəfiʃl/
  baixo

  superficial /suːpəfiʃl/
  de poca profundidad, somero

  superficial //ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl// //ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl// 
  ytlig
  lacking substance

  superficial /sˈuːpəfˈɪʃəl/
  1. yüzeyde kalan, satha yakın veya satıhta olan
  2. sathi, yüzeysel, üstünkörü, yarım yamalak. superficiality, superficialness  yüzeyde kalış, sathilik. superficially  görünüşte, üstünkörü bir şekilde.

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  superficial /supˌɛɾəfisiˈɑl/ 
  superficiel

  superficial /supˌɛɾəfisiˈɑl/ 
  superficial

  superficial /sˌupeɾfiθjˈal/
  superficial

  superficial /sˌupeɾfiθjˈal/
  superficial

  superficial /sˌupeɾfiθjˈal/ 
  oberflächlich

  
/ˌsupɝˈfɪʃəɫ/

  
/supeɾfiθjal/

  
/supeɾfisjal/

  208 Moby Thesaurus words for "superficial":
     3-D, airy, amateur, amateurish, ankle-deep, apparent, appearing,
     arid, asinine, barren, birdbrained, birdwitted, blah, blank,
     bloodless, catchpenny, characterless, cold, colorless,
     conventionalized, cortical, cosmetic, critical, cubic, cursory,
     dabbling, dead, depthless, dilettante, dilettantish, dimensional,
     dismal, draggy, drearisome, dreary, dry, dryasdust, dull, dusty,
     effete, elephantine, empty, epidermal, epidermic, etiolated,
     exomorphic, expeditious, exterior, external, extrinsic, fade,
     fatuous, featherbrained, festinate, feverish, few, flat, flighty,
     flimsy, fluffy, flying, foolish, footling, formal, formalist,
     formalistic, formulary, fourth-dimensional, fribble, fribbling,
     fringe, frivolous, frothy, furious, futile, general, half-assed,
     half-baked, half-cocked, hasty, heavy, ho-hum, hollow, hurried,
     idle, immature, immediate, impersonal, inane, inconsequential,
     inconsiderable, inexcitable, insignificant, insipid, instant,
     insubstantial, jejune, knee-deep, last-minute, leaden, legalistic,
     lifeless, light, little, low, low-spirited, meager, meaningless,
     miniature, negligible, no great shakes, nominal, not deep,
     nugacious, nugatory, on the spot, on the surface, open, ostensible,
     otiose, out, outer, outermost, outlying, outmost, outside,
     outstanding, outward, outward-facing, pale, pallid, passing,
     pedantic, pedestrian, perfunctory, peripheral, petty, picayune,
     picayunish, plodding, pointless, poky, ponderous, prompt,
     proportional, public, quick, roundabout, sciolistic, seeming,
     shallow, shallow-headed, shallow-minded, shallow-pated,
     shallow-rooted, shallow-witted, shoal, short, silly, sketchy,
     skin-deep, slap-bang, slapdash, slender, slight, slow, small,
     smattering, snap, solemn, sophomoric, space, space-time, spatial,
     spatiotemporal, speedy, spherical, spiritless, stereoscopic,
     sterile, stiff, stodgy, stuffy, stylized, surface, swift,
     tasteless, tedious, thin, three-dimensional, tiny, trifling, trite,
     trivial, two-dimensional, uncritical, unimportant, unlively,
     unprofound, urgent, vacuous, vain, vapid, visible, volatile,
     volumetric, windy, wooden
  
  

  n. 表面,外表;
  a. 表面的,肤浅的,面积的;

     n. 表面,外表
     a. 表面的,肤浅的,面积的