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superfluous

美音:[´su:pəfl´wʌs ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.多余的,过剩的,过量的

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名词:superfluousness 副词:superfluously

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flu=to flow(流动)

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superfluous


/su:'pɜ:flʊəs; also, in ɑritish use, 英式英语读作 sju:-; su`pɝfluəs/
adj more than is needed or wanted 过多的; 过剩的; 多余的; 不必要的
*Repack all the superfluous cups in the box. 把多余的杯子都重新装入箱中.
* The crowd was so well-behaved that the police presence was superfluous. 群众秩序良好, 警方在场并无必要.
* That remark was superfluous, ie It should not have been made, eg because it contributed nothing or was offensive. 那样的话多余说.
* They were only interested in each other, so I felt rather superfluous, ie felt that I shouldn't be there. 他们只是意在对方, 所以我自觉多余在场.

superfluous


adj formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: superfluus, from superfluere 'to overflow']
more than is needed or wanted
= unnecessary
 a modern building with no superfluous decoration
>superfluouslyadv
1. Repack all the superfluous cups in the box.
    把多余的杯子都重新装入箱中.

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