粗略的知识

current knowledge───现有知识

prior knowledge───先验知识

cultural knowledge───文化知识

carnal knowledge───性交；性关系

common knowledge───n.常识；大家都知道的事

acquire knowledge───获取知识

apply knowledge───应用知识；运用知识

From a cursory, modernist perspective, traditional medical knowledge might be dismissed as a relic of antiquated cultures, bereft of the intellectual illumination of the Age of Enlightenment.───从一种粗略的现代主义者的观点看来，传统医学知识可以作为一种缺乏启蒙时代的理智之光的过时文物而被打发掉。

Enough to get by. With certain theories, I try to get a cursory knowledge - to understand what's apropos in the conversation.───足够应付就行了。一些必备的理论，我设法掌握一些皮毛的知识，只要我知道在对话中用对了就行了。

A cursory look at the state of Indian and South Asian studies in all the Asean countries reveals a glaring lack of local knowledge.───一个粗略地查看印度的状态和南亚的研究揭示了所有的东盟国家引人注目的缺乏本地的知识。

Any one who has a cursory knowledge of literary language can see the difference between literal usage and figurative (or allegorical) one.───任何一个有点文学基础知识的人都能读出字面意思和所比喻（或者寓言）的不同意思。

Note: This article assumes the reader has a cursory knowledge of the WS-RM and WS-Polling specifications.───注意：本文假定读者具有有关WS-RM和WS-Polling规范的概略知识。

It's modern. It's in English and I'm assuming the author has a cursory knowledge of the city.───这是个现代的英语的故事，而且我判断作者对这个城市只有粗略的了解。