So if the brief study which I shalt lay before you to-day is more perfunctory than it should be, I hope you will excuse me.

因此，假若我今天呈现的简短研究显得比较肤浅的话，我希望你们能够原谅我。

youdao

If not possible, then continue to just a perfunctory.

如果没可能了、那么继续旳就只是敷衍而已。

youdao

On the other hand, if the response is more like "Yeah, I was offended/angry/surprised, but it's no big deal, " your apology can be more perfunctory.

但是如果回应是“对啊，当时我感觉被冒犯了/很生气/很吃惊，但是没什么大不了的，”你的道歉就可以相对草率一点。

youdao

Every commitment to an idea is ultimately subject to forfeit to the exigencies of the moment, if only one puts on the perfunctory public showmanship about fighting and resisting first.

FORBES: William Kristol's Acceptance Of The Mess Is Wholly Unacceptable

If you are worn down by the cold enthusiasm of professional sports, the joyless grind through the schedule and the perfunctory fist-bumps of millionaires, here is a team unafraid to let their personalities slip through, and let a game feel like a game.

WSJ: 2012 London Olympics: U.S. Women's Soccer Team: A New World Order at Old Trafford - Jason Gay