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cosmetic effort

/kɒzˈmɛtɪk ˈɛfət/
表面功夫

The company made only cosmetic efforts to improve working conditions.

这家公司只是做做表面功夫,改善工作条件。


正式

仅仅为了表面好看而付出的敷衍努力

The government's cosmetic effort to address climate change was widely criticized.

政府应对气候变化的表面功夫受到了广泛批评。

She put in cosmetic effort to clean the house before the guests arrived.

客人到来前,她只是敷衍地打扫了房子。

强调行为的表面性和缺乏实质性改变。

搭配

make cosmetic efforts做表面功夫cosmetic changes表面改变cosmetic improvements表面改善

同义词

superficial efforttoken efforthalf-hearted effortsham effort

反义词

genuine effortsubstantial effortmeaningful effort

相关短语

window dressing短语
表面文章
lip service成语
空口承诺

专业提示

区分'表面功夫'与'真正努力'

观察是否有实质性的改变或行动,而非仅仅是表面的展示。例如:'表面功夫'指只是在社交媒体上发布环保宣言,而'真正努力'指实际减少碳排放。

黄金法则

避免误用场景

不要用'表面功夫'描述真正的努力或改进。例如:'她认真学习了一个月'不能说成'她做了表面功夫学习一个月'。

词源

由cosmetic(化妆品的、表面的)和effort(努力)组成,字面义为'化妆式的努力',引申为仅做表面文章的敷衍行为。

用法说明

常用于批评或描述那些表面上看起来努力但缺乏实质内容的行为。

单词拆解

cosmetic
表面的,装饰性的
adjective
+
effort
努力
noun
英汉词典

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