superficial/͵supɚˋfIʃəl; ˌsuːpəˈfIʃ$l◄/adj 1 not studying or looking at something carefully and only seeing the most noticeable things 肤浅的﹐不深入的: a superficial knowledge of the culture 对文化的肤浅了解2 seeming to have a particular quality, although this is not true or real 表面(上)的: The two animals have a superficial resemblance but they are actually different breeds. 这两只动物表面相似﹐其实是不同的品种。3 superficial damage, injury etc only affects the skin or the outside of something and is not serious〔损害﹑受伤等〕表皮的﹔表面的: superficial cuts 皮外划伤 —superficially adv