He gave the contract a cursory glance before signing it.
他在签署合同前，草草看了一眼。
Select the word that is the closest in meaning to “cursory”.
B — hasty. “cursory” means adj. done quickly and without thoroughness
After only a ______ glance at the report, the manager quickly signed it.
B — cursory. “cursory” means adj. done quickly and without thoroughness
cursory — adj. done quickly and without thoroughness. In Chinese: 粗略的，草率的.
cursory is pronounced /ˈkɜːrsəri/. It breaks into 3 syllables: cur · so · ry.
He gave the contract a cursory glance before signing it. (他在签署合同前，草草看了一眼。)
superficial, hasty, brief, perfunctory — all close in meaning to cursory (adj. done quickly and without thoroughness).
Yes. cursory appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
From Latin root ‘cursor’ (running), extended to mean ‘hurried’.