| 单词 | superfluity |
| 释义 | superfluity (once / 3928 pages) n A superfluity is an excess or abundance. When you encounter superfluity, there's too much of something. When something is superfluous, it's unnecessary or redundant: there's already enough of it. Likewise, superfluity is too much of something. If your friend is a shopoholic and spends all of her time at the mall, you probably encounter superfluity in her closet — since she has more clothes than she will ever wear. The Latin root word is superfluus, which is used figuratively to mean "unnecessary," but is literally "overflowing." WORD FAMILYsuperfluity: superfluities+/superfluous: superfluity, superfluously USAGE EXAMPLESThe Drumpfs had long before simplified their name to Trump, and they were shedding the superfluities of Europe in other ways, too. The New Yorker(Oct 01, 2016) A good novel is art’s closest equivalent to a human being—by nature a concoction of surprises, contradictions, and superfluities. Slate(Dec 23, 2015) Mr. Baumbach’s films include “Frances Ha,” “Kicking & Screaming” and “The Squid and the Whale,” the latter of which provided a superfluity of uncomfortable laughter. Washington Times(Apr 01, 2015) n extreme excess Syn|Hypo|Hyper embarrassment, overplus, plethora redundance, redundancy the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded deadwood, fifth wheelsomeone or something that is unwanted and unneeded excess, excessiveness, inordinateness immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits |
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