Definition of perfunctory in English:

perfunctory

adjective pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ripərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)ri

(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
he gave a perfunctory nod
他敷衍地点了点头。
Example sentencesExamples
- A perfunctory glance at the painting without having any thought on the substance and the meaning of the work is of little use.
- I performed a few perfunctory twirls and made good my escape.
- He fails in his duty if his investigation is superficial, slipshod or perfunctory.
- Still, if her attempts to marry wealth are perfunctory, her efforts to increase hers are disastrous.
- This has resulted in a perfunctory clean-up of the area and a discussion on the lack of funds available to restore the park to an acceptable standard.
- We have sat through a showcase of set speeches by shadow ministers, but only perfunctory contributions have been allowed from the floor.
- His comments on these developments were rather brief and perfunctory.
- Anyone with even the most perfunctory interest in classical music will have their own favourite Mozart piece.
- They are functional but somehow perfunctory, uncompelling.
- Friday's rain-lashed practice session was no more than a few perfunctory laps to give the spectators something to watch.
- His hands are very soft but quite puffy too, and his shake is straight from the school of perfunctory political politeness.
- It seems likely that this interest was never more than passive or perfunctory.
- However, this poor, perfunctory effort will do the band more harm than good.
- He asked what happened, made some perfunctory enquiries, reset the cord and carried on.
- But its digital download efforts to date have been perfunctory and poorly promoted.
- Without individualized merit pay, teacher evaluations will remain perfunctory at best.
- After a perfunctory search, the soldiers found nothing suspicious in his vehicle and the incident was written off as a tragic accident.
- Excuse us for a perfunctory midweek news roundup this week.
- That was why the requirements for the non-enterprise websites had been superficial and perfunctory.
- After the most perfunctory of prefaces, he began to speak quickly, urgently.
Synonyms
cursory, desultory
quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, passing, fleeting, summary
token, casual, superficial, uninterested, careless, half-hearted, unthinking, sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, indifferent, inattentive
dismissive

Derivatives

perfunctorily

adverb pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪlipərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)rəli

Almost perfunctorily, the Prime Minister began yesterday's session with a quick run-through of how asylum-seeker applications had genuinely fallen and how public services were genuinely on the mend.
Example sentencesExamples
- Senior officials will only refer to its essence in public lectures and fora perfunctorily and only in passing and concentrate more on questions of organisation.
- Both were autodidacts, who went, perfunctorily, to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction.
- And if some do, they do so perfunctorily, in a half-hearted manner.
- Yet the plot devices are so slapdash, and key developments are tossed off so perfunctorily, that it seems the author didn't even have the time to write us a good bad book.

perfunctoriness

noun pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪnəspərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)rinəs

The other leaders of the democracy movement protested at the severity of the sentence and the perfunctoriness of the trial, but few openly supported his political demands.
Example sentencesExamples
- What is notable about the commentary in this instance is its utter perfunctoriness.
- This Polish-Thai gastronomic centaur signals either overinventiveness or a commendable resistance to good cooking's greatest foe, perfunctoriness.

Origin

Late 16th century: from late Latin perfunctorius 'careless', from Latin perfunct- 'done with, discharged', from the verb perfungi.

Definition of perfunctory in US English:

perfunctory

adjectivepərˈfəNG(k)t(ə)rēpərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)ri

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
（动作，手势）敷衍的，马虎的，草率的，随随便便的
he gave a perfunctory nod
他敷衍地点了点头。
Example sentencesExamples
- His comments on these developments were rather brief and perfunctory.
- However, this poor, perfunctory effort will do the band more harm than good.
- Excuse us for a perfunctory midweek news roundup this week.
- He fails in his duty if his investigation is superficial, slipshod or perfunctory.
- Still, if her attempts to marry wealth are perfunctory, her efforts to increase hers are disastrous.
- Without individualized merit pay, teacher evaluations will remain perfunctory at best.
- A perfunctory glance at the painting without having any thought on the substance and the meaning of the work is of little use.
- His hands are very soft but quite puffy too, and his shake is straight from the school of perfunctory political politeness.
- It seems likely that this interest was never more than passive or perfunctory.
- This has resulted in a perfunctory clean-up of the area and a discussion on the lack of funds available to restore the park to an acceptable standard.
- That was why the requirements for the non-enterprise websites had been superficial and perfunctory.
- After the most perfunctory of prefaces, he began to speak quickly, urgently.
- After a perfunctory search, the soldiers found nothing suspicious in his vehicle and the incident was written off as a tragic accident.
- We have sat through a showcase of set speeches by shadow ministers, but only perfunctory contributions have been allowed from the floor.
- He asked what happened, made some perfunctory enquiries, reset the cord and carried on.
- I performed a few perfunctory twirls and made good my escape.
- But its digital download efforts to date have been perfunctory and poorly promoted.
- They are functional but somehow perfunctory, uncompelling.
- Friday's rain-lashed practice session was no more than a few perfunctory laps to give the spectators something to watch.
- Anyone with even the most perfunctory interest in classical music will have their own favourite Mozart piece.
Synonyms
cursory, desultory

Origin

Late 16th century: from late Latin perfunctorius ‘careless’, from Latin perfunct- ‘done with, discharged’, from the verb perfungi.

单词	perfunctory
释义	Definition of perfunctory in English: perfunctory adjective pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ripərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)ri (of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort. he gave a perfunctory nod 他敷衍地点了点头。 Example sentencesExamples A perfunctory glance at the painting without having any thought on the substance and the meaning of the work is of little use. I performed a few perfunctory twirls and made good my escape. He fails in his duty if his investigation is superficial, slipshod or perfunctory. Still, if her attempts to marry wealth are perfunctory, her efforts to increase hers are disastrous. This has resulted in a perfunctory clean-up of the area and a discussion on the lack of funds available to restore the park to an acceptable standard. We have sat through a showcase of set speeches by shadow ministers, but only perfunctory contributions have been allowed from the floor. His comments on these developments were rather brief and perfunctory. Anyone with even the most perfunctory interest in classical music will have their own favourite Mozart piece. They are functional but somehow perfunctory, uncompelling. Friday's rain-lashed practice session was no more than a few perfunctory laps to give the spectators something to watch. His hands are very soft but quite puffy too, and his shake is straight from the school of perfunctory political politeness. It seems likely that this interest was never more than passive or perfunctory. However, this poor, perfunctory effort will do the band more harm than good. He asked what happened, made some perfunctory enquiries, reset the cord and carried on. But its digital download efforts to date have been perfunctory and poorly promoted. Without individualized merit pay, teacher evaluations will remain perfunctory at best. After a perfunctory search, the soldiers found nothing suspicious in his vehicle and the incident was written off as a tragic accident. Excuse us for a perfunctory midweek news roundup this week. That was why the requirements for the non-enterprise websites had been superficial and perfunctory. After the most perfunctory of prefaces, he began to speak quickly, urgently. Synonyms cursory, desultory quick, brief, hasty, hurried, rapid, passing, fleeting, summary token, casual, superficial, uninterested, careless, half-hearted, unthinking, sketchy, mechanical, automatic, routine, offhand, indifferent, inattentive dismissive Derivatives perfunctorily adverb pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪlipərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)rəli Almost perfunctorily, the Prime Minister began yesterday's session with a quick run-through of how asylum-seeker applications had genuinely fallen and how public services were genuinely on the mend. Example sentencesExamples Senior officials will only refer to its essence in public lectures and fora perfunctorily and only in passing and concentrate more on questions of organisation. Both were autodidacts, who went, perfunctorily, to school and college while pursuing their education by their own means and under their own instruction. And if some do, they do so perfunctorily, in a half-hearted manner. Yet the plot devices are so slapdash, and key developments are tossed off so perfunctorily, that it seems the author didn't even have the time to write us a good bad book. perfunctoriness noun pəˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪnəspərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)rinəs The other leaders of the democracy movement protested at the severity of the sentence and the perfunctoriness of the trial, but few openly supported his political demands. Example sentencesExamples What is notable about the commentary in this instance is its utter perfunctoriness. This Polish-Thai gastronomic centaur signals either overinventiveness or a commendable resistance to good cooking's greatest foe, perfunctoriness. Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin perfunctorius 'careless', from Latin perfunct- 'done with, discharged', from the verb perfungi. Definition of perfunctory in US English: perfunctory adjectivepərˈfəNG(k)t(ə)rēpərˈfəŋ(k)t(ə)ri (of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. （动作，手势）敷衍的，马虎的，草率的，随随便便的 he gave a perfunctory nod 他敷衍地点了点头。 Example sentencesExamples His comments on these developments were rather brief and perfunctory. However, this poor, perfunctory effort will do the band more harm than good. Excuse us for a perfunctory midweek news roundup this week. He fails in his duty if his investigation is superficial, slipshod or perfunctory. Still, if her attempts to marry wealth are perfunctory, her efforts to increase hers are disastrous. Without individualized merit pay, teacher evaluations will remain perfunctory at best. A perfunctory glance at the painting without having any thought on the substance and the meaning of the work is of little use. His hands are very soft but quite puffy too, and his shake is straight from the school of perfunctory political politeness. It seems likely that this interest was never more than passive or perfunctory. This has resulted in a perfunctory clean-up of the area and a discussion on the lack of funds available to restore the park to an acceptable standard. That was why the requirements for the non-enterprise websites had been superficial and perfunctory. After the most perfunctory of prefaces, he began to speak quickly, urgently. After a perfunctory search, the soldiers found nothing suspicious in his vehicle and the incident was written off as a tragic accident. We have sat through a showcase of set speeches by shadow ministers, but only perfunctory contributions have been allowed from the floor. He asked what happened, made some perfunctory enquiries, reset the cord and carried on. I performed a few perfunctory twirls and made good my escape. But its digital download efforts to date have been perfunctory and poorly promoted. They are functional but somehow perfunctory, uncompelling. Friday's rain-lashed practice session was no more than a few perfunctory laps to give the spectators something to watch. Anyone with even the most perfunctory interest in classical music will have their own favourite Mozart piece. Synonyms cursory, desultory Origin Late 16th century: from late Latin perfunctorius ‘careless’, from Latin perfunct- ‘done with, discharged’, from the verb perfungi.
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