superfluous

英[sju:'pə:fluəs]美[sju:'pə:fluəs]

a.
多余的，过剩的

同：	[a.] excess, extra, otiose, pointless

It was eminently superfluous to him to be told that he was reaping the consequences.
说他自食其果，更是火上加油。收藏
We must completely change the current status of overstaffed organizations and superfluous staff.
我们一定要彻底改变这种机构臃肿、人浮于事的状况。收藏
To loosen and take off the arm ours of the superfluous troops
冗兵解甲收藏
Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. —— Henry David Thoreau
多余的财富只能买来不需要的东西。——梭罗收藏
But the bare enunciation of such an absurdity as this last renders refutation superfluous
但是，对这类荒诞性如此直白的表述最终便反驳变得多余。收藏

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serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
[同] otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted
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
[同] excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

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