英语词汇“superfluous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

superfluoussuperfluous /sʊˈpɚfluəs/ adjective formal

ETYMOLOGYsuperfluous

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin superfluus, from superfluere to overflow

THESAURUSnot needed, or more than is needed► unnecessary

not needed, or more than is needed: Don’t take any unnecessary risks. unnecessary costs

► not necessary

unnecessary: It’s not necessary to apologize every time you make a mistake.

► needless

formal unnecessary. Used about bad things that could have been avoided: The use of the drug has resulted in hundreds of needless deaths.

► gratuitous

unnecessary and done without good reasons: My mother hated the movie because it had so much gratuitous violence.

► superfluous

formal more than is needed or wanted: The mistakes were so obvious it seemed superfluous to point them out.

more than is needed or wanted SYN unnecessary► see thesaurus at unnecessary [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin superfluus, from superfluere to overflow]—superfluously adverb—superfluousness noun [uncountable]

单词	superfluous
释义	superfluoussuperfluous /sʊˈpɚfluəs/ adjective formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYsuperfluous Origin: 1300-1400 Latin superfluus, from superfluere to overflow Thesaurus THESAURUSnot needed, or more than is needed► unnecessary not needed, or more than is needed: Don’t take any unnecessary risks. unnecessary costs ► not necessary unnecessary: It’s not necessary to apologize every time you make a mistake. ► needless formal unnecessary. Used about bad things that could have been avoided: The use of the drug has resulted in hundreds of needless deaths. ► gratuitous unnecessary and done without good reasons: My mother hated the movie because it had so much gratuitous violence. ► superfluous formal more than is needed or wanted: The mistakes were so obvious it seemed superfluous to point them out. more than is needed or wanted SYN unnecessary► see thesaurus at unnecessary [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin superfluus, from superfluere to overflow]—superfluously adverb—superfluousness noun [uncountable]
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