perfunctory

形容词 perfunctory:

1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
   同义词：casual, cursory, passing
2. as a formality only
   同义词：pro forma

1. The policy of making only a perfunctory effort or symbolic gesture toward the accomplishment of a goal, such as racial integration.
   表面文章一种只对一个要完成的目标、如种族融合而作一些随意的努力或象征性的姿态的策略
2. The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
   接线员接通电话，象征性的打了招呼

per.func.to.ry

adj.（形容词）
Done routinely and with little interest or care:
官样文章的：循序而做，没有什么兴趣或关注：
例句：
The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.
接线员接通电话，象征性的打了招呼

Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care.
冷漠的，敷衍的：冷漠做某事的；没有多少兴趣的

来源：
Late Latin perfônctôrius
后期拉丁语 perfônctôrius
from Latin perfônctus [past participle of] perfungo [to get through with]
源自 拉丁语 perfônctus [] perfungo的过去分词 [以…方式通过]
per- [per-]
per- [前缀，表示.由.]
fungo [to perform]
fungo [履行]

【引伸】
perfunc.torily
adv.（副词）
perfunc.toriness
n.（名词）