/suːˈpɜːr.flu.əs/
多余的,过剩的,不必要的。指超出实际需要的数量或程度,因而显得没有必要。
His apology felt superfluous since no one was offended.
他的道歉显得多余,因为没有人被冒犯到。
The editor removed several superfluous paragraphs that added nothing to the argument and only served to dilute the essay's central thesis.
编辑删去了几段多余的内容,这些段落对论点毫无帮助,只会削弱文章的核心论题。
源自拉丁语 superfluus,由 super(超过)和 fluere(流动)组成,字面意思是"溢出的、流出来的",引申为"超出所需的、多余的"。该词经由古法语进入英语,自14世纪起使用至今。