Word of the Day ：June 3, 2022
perfunctory
敷衍的；例行公事般的；潦草的
adjective /per-FUNK-tuh-ree/ [pərˈfʌŋkt(ə)ri]
What It Means
Perfunctory is used to describe something that is done without energy or enthusiasm, as a duty or out of habit.
Perfunctory指没有精力或热情的事情，出于一种责任或习惯。
Clearly exhausted after a long day on her feet, our server gave us only a perfunctory greeting before taking our drink orders.
经过漫长的一天，我们的服务员显然已经筋疲力尽了，在接受我们的订单前，她只给了一个敷衍的问候。
PERFUNCTORY in Context
"In those days we offered a pick-up and delivery service for bike repairs. Usually the transaction was perfunctory, but not with Lou. He used to open the door to his house and invite us to come inside for a coffee or soda." — Bill Durham, The Islander News (Key Biscayne, Florida), 21 Apr. 2022
“当我们提供自行车维修的接送服务。交易通常很敷衍，但 Lou 却不一样。他经常开门邀我们进屋喝咖啡或汽水。”
Did You Know?
A perfunctory explanation of the origins of perfunctory would be this: it comes from Latin. Borrowed in the late 16th century, the word is specifically from the Late Latin perfunctorius, meaning "done in a careless or superficial manner." Perfunctorius ultimately comes from two Latin sources, per-, meaning "through," and fungi, meaning "to perform." Fungi is also a source to such words as function, defunct, and fungible, but not to fungus; that word is also from Latin, but it is most likely a modification of the Greek word spongos, meaning "sponge."
A perfunctory 的起源的一个敷衍解释：它来自拉丁语。 它借用于 16 世纪后期，具体来自晚期拉丁语 perfunctorius，意思是“ done in a careless or superficial manner「以粗心或肤浅的方式完成」”。 Perfunctorius 最终来自两个拉丁语，per- 意思是“through「通过」”，和 fungi 意思是“to perform「执行」”。Fungi 也是 function「功能」、defunct「失效」和 fungible「可替代的」等词的来源，但不是fungus。 这个词也来自拉丁语，但它很可能是希腊语 spongos 的变体，意思是“sponge「海绵」”。
Vocabulary Quiz
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