superfluous

superfluous

英 [suː'pɜːflʊəs; sjuː-]
　　美 [sʊ'pɝflʊəs]

adj. 多餘的；不必要的；奢侈的

中文詞源：

superfluous 過多的

super-,超過，額外，-flu,流動，詞源同 fluid,fluent.引申詞義過多的。

例句：

1. I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me.
我把很多無用的物品都丟掉瞭，並且改掉瞭一些讓我煩心的習慣。

2. She gave him a look that made words superfluous.
她看瞭他一眼，這已表明一切，無須多言瞭。

3. He had already been told, so our comments were superfluous.
早就有人同他說過, 所以我們的意見是多餘的.

4. It would be superfluous to dwell on the matter any more.
不待贅言.

5. She fined away superfluous matter in the design.
她刪去瞭這圖案中多餘的東西.