superfluous 英 [su:ˈpɜ:fluəs]   美 [suˈpɜrfluəs]

superfluous

superfluous  英 [su:ˈpɜ:fluəs] 美 [suˈpɜrfluəs]

adj. 多余的;不必要的;奢侈的 

So she never said superfluous words to him. 于是她从来都不对他说多余的话。
Respond by letting them know how much, to the cent, they owe you for superfluous texts the next time you’re together. 下次你们在一起时,让他们知道因为这多余的信息,他们欠你多少钱,精确到美分。

  • When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous.
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  • adj. 多余的;不必要的;奢侈的
  • 1. So she never said superfluous words to him.

    于是她从来都不对他说多余的话。

  • 2. Respond by letting them know how much, to the cent, they owe you for superfluous texts the next time you’re together.

    下次你们在一起时,让他们知道因为这多余的信息,他们欠你多少钱,精确到美分。

  • 3. Considerable sums of money passed through his hands, but nothing could induce him to make any change whatever in his mode of life, or add anything superfluous to his bare necessities.

    大笔大笔的款项都经过他的手,但没有任何东西能稍稍改变他的生活方式,或使他在他所必需的用品以外增添一点多余的东西。

  • superfluous (adj.) early 15c. (earlier superflue, late 14c.), from Latin superfluus "unnecessary," literally "overflowing, running over," from superfluere "to overflow," from super "over" (see super-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Related: Superfluously; superfluousness.
su·per·flu·ous / suːˈpɜːfluəs ; sjuːˈpɜːfluəs ; NAmE suːˈpɜːrfluəs / adjective ( formal) more than you need or want 过剩的;过多的;多余的 SYN unnecessary She gave him a look that made words superfluous. 她看了他一眼,这已表明一切,无须多言了。 su·per·flu·ity / ˌsuːpəˈfluːəti ; ˌsjuːpəˈfluːəti ; NAmE ˌsuːpərˈfluːəti / noun [uncountable ,  singular ] ( formal) su·per·flu·ous·ly / ; NAmE / adverb superfluity superfluities su·per·flu·ous / suːˈpɜːfluəs ; sjuːˈpɜːfluəs ; NAmE suːˈpɜːrfluəs / su·per·flu·ity / ˌsuːpəˈfluːəti ; ˌsjuːpəˈfluːəti ; NAmE ˌsuːpərˈfluːəti / su·per·flu·ous·ly / ; NAmE /
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