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-新都网

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单词	superfluous
释义	su·per·flu·ous \süˈpərfləwəs, səˈp-, -pə̄f-, -pəif- also -fləs or ÷-fələs\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin superfluus running over, superfluous, from superfluere to overflow, be in excess, from super- + fluere to flow — more at fluid 1. a. : exceeding what is sufficient, necessary, normal, or desirable : superabundant, surplus, nonessential, supererogatory < eliminating superfluous words and replacing loose phrases with single words that express the thought — New York Times > < armed ships allow nothing superfluous to litter up the deck — Herman Melville > < silver plate … was the most suitable outlet for superfluous wealth … when modern facilities for investment did not exist — Edwin Benson > b. obsolete (1) : unpleasantly excessive (2) : abnormal < a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous — Lev 21:18 (Authorized Version) > (3) : inordinate < purchased at a superfluous rate — Shakespeare > c. : exceeding the octave compass in an ecclesiastical mode 2. a. obsolete : wasteful, extravagant b. : doing something unnecessary, irrelevant, or frivolous < so superfluous as to demand the time of day — Shakespeare > • su·per·flu·ous·ly adverb • su·per·flu·ous·ness noun -es
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