cur·so·ry
adjective/ˈkɜːsəri/
/ˈkɜːrsəri/
(often disapproving)- done quickly and without giving enough attention to details
synonym brief, perfunctory粗略的;仓促的 - a cursory glance/examination/inspection
匆匆的一瞥;粗略的审查/检查 - He gave the report a rather cursory look.
他粗略地浏览了这份报告。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCursory is used with these nouns:- check
- examination
- glance
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin cursorius ‘of a runner’, from cursor ‘ runner’, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere. - a cursory glance/examination/inspection