He gave the contract a cursory glance before signing it.
他在签署合同前，草草看了一眼。
She gave the menu a cursory look and ordered pizza.
她匆匆扫了一眼菜单，点了披萨。
A cursory reading of the instructions led to mistakes.
草草读了说明书，结果出了错。
The inspector made only a cursory check of the building.
检查员只是粗略检查了一下这栋楼。
Select the word that is the closest in meaning to “cursory”.
D — 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.
“cursory” means done quickly and without thoroughness. Examples: (1) He gave the contract a cursory glance before signing it. (2) She gave the menu a cursory look and ordered pizza. (3) A cursory reading of the instructions led to mistakes. (4) The inspector made only a cursory check of the building.
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 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
From Latin root ‘cursor’ (running), extended to mean ‘hurried’.