| 单词 | extraneous |
| 释义 | extraneous —extraneously, adv. —extraneousness, n. /ik stray"nee euhs/, 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. [1630-40; < L extraneus external, foreign, equiv. to extr(a)- EXTRA- + -an(us) -AN + -eus -EOUS] Syn. 1. extrinsic, adventitious, alien. 2. inappropriate, nonessential, superfluous. Ant. 1. intrinsic. 2. pertinent, relevant. |
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