superfluous
英[su?'p??fl??s;sju?-]
美[s?'p?fl??s]
- adj. 多余的；不必要的；奢侈的
詞態變化
副詞:?superfluously;名詞:?superfluity;
中文詞源
superfluous 過多的
super-,超過，額外，-flu,流動，詞源同 fluid,fluent.引申詞義過多的。
英文詞源
- superfluous
- superfluous: see flux
- superfluous (adj.)
- early 15c. (earlier superflue, late 14c.), from Latin superfluus "unnecessary," literally "overflowing, running over," from superfluere "to overflow," from super "over" (see super-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Related: Superfluously; superfluousness.
雙語例句
- 1. I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me.
- 我把很多無用的物品都丟掉了，并且改掉了一些讓我煩心的習慣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She gave him a look that made words superfluous.
- 她看了他一眼，這已表明一切，無須多言了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He had already been told, so our comments were superfluous.
- 早就有人同他說過, 所以我們的意見是多余的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. It would be superfluous to dwell on the matter any more.
- 不待贅言.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. She fined away superfluous matter in the design.
- 她刪去了這圖案中多余的東西.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》