superfluous

UK //suːˈpɜː.flu.əs//US //suːˈpɝː.flu.əs//

词源

源自拉丁语 'superfluus'，由 'super-'（超过）和 'fluere'（流动）组成，字面意思是“溢出”或“过多”。

❶ 指超出需要的、多余的或不必要的，常用于描述事物或信息因过量而显得无用或累赘。

“The report was full of superfluous details that distracted from the main points.”

（报告中充斥着多余的细节，分散了对主要观点的注意力。）

“Her speech included many superfluous words that could have been omitted.”

（她的演讲包含了许多可以省略的多余词汇。）

同义词:excessive, unnecessary, redundant

superfluous to requirements — 指某物或某人完全不需要，超出了实际需求的范围。

“After the project was scaled down, half the team became superfluous to requirements.”

（项目规模缩小后，团队中有一半人变得多余了。）