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shallowly

UKˈʃæləʊliUSˈʃæloʊli

Meaning

1adv.

肤浅地;浅薄地

Usage

He only thought about the problem shallowly, without considering its deeper implications.

他只是肤浅地考虑了这个问题,没有思考其更深层次的影响。

The article was written shallowly, focusing only on surface-level details.

这篇文章写得很肤浅,只关注了表面的细节。

She smiled shallowly, not truly meaning it.

她浅薄地笑了笑,并非真心实意。

Etymology

单词“shallowly”由形容词“shallow”(意为“浅的”)加上副词后缀“-ly”构成。这一结构清晰地体现了从描述物理深度(如浅水)到抽象概念(如肤浅的思考)的词义演变。后缀“-ly”将其转变为副词,自然形成了“肤浅地”这一现代含义,形容做事或思考缺乏深度。

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