serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;
"otiose lines in a play"
"advice is wasted words"
"a pointless remark"
"a life essentially purposeless"
"senseless violence"
more than is needed, desired, or required;
"trying to lose excess weight"
"found some extra change lying on the dresser"
"yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
"skills made redundant by technological advance"
"sleeping in the spare room"
"supernumerary ornamentation"
"it was supererogatory of her to gloat"
"delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
"extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
"surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
superfluous的用法和样例:
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用作形容词 (adj.)
Repack all the superfluous cups in the box. 把多余的杯子都重新装入箱中。
He has already been told, so our comments are superfluous. 早就有人同他说过,所以我们的意见是多余的。
The market is already superfluous. 市场已经过剩了。
She crossed out all the superfluous words and phrases in the draft. 她把草稿中不必要的词句都杠掉了。
In writing telegrams omit superfluous words. 写电报稿要省去不必要的文字。