per·func·to·ry /pɝˈfʌŋ(k)t(ə)ri/
 (a.)敷衍的,循例的,機械性的


 Per·func·to·ry a.
 1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions; a perfunctory greeting.
 2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. “Perfunctory in his devotions.”

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 perfunctory
      adj 1: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a
             casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the
             house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance";
             "perfunctory courtesy" [syn: casual, cursory, passing(a)]
      2: as a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election"
         [syn: pro forma]