c. 1600, from Middle French cursoire "rapid," from Late Latin cursorius "hasty, of a race or running," from Latin curs-, past participle stem of currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).
例文
1. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu,then flapped it shut.
バークは急いでメニューをちらっと見て、パチリと閉じた。
2.I gave the letter a fairly cursory reading.
その手紙をざっと読んだ。
3.He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.
彼はレポートをざっと見ただけでサインした。
4.Some books are for intensive study and some are for cursory reading.
精読しなければならない本もあれば、少し手をつければいい本もある。
5.Mason was terribly crushed.The most cursory examination revealed it.