c. 1600, from Middle French cursoire "rapid," from Late Latin cursorius "hasty, of a race or running," from Latin curs-, past participle stem of currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜單，然后啪地合上了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
我大略地讀了一下那封信。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.
他只草草看了一眼報(bào)告就簽了名.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Some books are for intensive study and some are for cursory reading.
有的書(shū)必須精讀,有的只要稍加涉獵即可.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. Mason was terribly crushed. The most cursory examination revealed it.