superfluous
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 多余的，过剩的
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 superfluous
- 源自 ←拉丁语 superfluus “superfluous”
词源说明
From Middle English superfluous, from Latin superfluus (“superfluous”) + -ous, from superfluō (“overflow”), from super (“above, more than, over”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare mellifluous and fluid, also from Latin. Literally corresponds to overflow, which is from Germanic, rather than Latin.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- In excess of what is required or sufficient.