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单词 extraneous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•tra•ne•ous /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. introduced or coming from without or outside: extraneous substances in our water.
  2. not pertinent;
    irrelevant: The witness made several extraneous remarks that were stricken from the record.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•tra•ne•ous  (ik strā′nē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. introduced or coming from without;
    not belonging or proper to a thing;
    external;
    foreign:extraneous substances in our water.
  2. not pertinent;
    irrelevant:an extraneous remark; extraneous decoration.
  • Latin extrāneus external, foreign, equivalent. to extr(a)- extra- + -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous
  • 1630–40
ex•tra′ne•ous•ly, adv. 
ex•tra′ne•ous•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extrinsic, adventitious, alien.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inappropriate, nonessential, superfluous.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intrinsic.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pertinent, relevant.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
extraneous /ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs/ adj
  1. not essential
  2. not pertinent or applicable; irrelevant
  3. coming from without; of external origin
  4. not belonging; unrelated to that to which it is added or in which it is contained
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin extrāneus external, from extrā outside

exˈtraneousness n
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