多余的;不必要的;过量的(常指语言、细节、物品或行为“用不上、添乱”)。
/ suːˈpɝːfluəs /
The report was clear and had no superfluous details.
这份报告很清晰,没有多余的细节。
Although the speech was inspiring, some superfluous anecdotes distracted from the main point.
尽管演讲很鼓舞人心,但一些不必要的轶事分散了对要点的注意力。
来自拉丁语 superfluus,由 **super-**(“在上、超过”)+ fluere(“流动”)组成,字面含义是“溢出来的”,引申为“超过需要的、冗余的”。