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Extraneous ɪkˈstreɪniəs Subject Situation Adj Choose Ignore Ex·Tra·Ne·Ous

Extraneous means irrelevant or not essential to the situation or topic at hand.

Extraneous means irrelevant or not essential to the situation or topic at hand.

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extraneous
/ɪkstre͟ɪniəs/
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[ADJ 形容词]无关的;不必要的 Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement...

    我们努力寻求解决问题的基础时,不应该牵扯进无关的事情。

  • I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not to act on them.

    我可以选择无视这些无关的想法,当然也可以选择不按这些想法行事。


Oxford ex·tra·ne·ous / ɪkˈstreɪniəs ; NAmE ɪkˈstreɪniəs / adjective ( formal) not directly connected with the particular situation you are in or the subject you are dealing with 没有直接联系的;无关的 SYN
irrelevant
◆ We do not want any extraneous information on the page. 我们不希望这一页上有任何无关的信息。 extraneousto sth ◆ We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem. 我们应该撇开与此问题无直接联系的因素。
ex·tra·ne·ous / ɪkˈstreɪniəs ; NAmE ɪkˈstreɪniəs /
LDC
extraneousex‧tra‧ne‧ous /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/ adjective formal
Word Origin
Examples
1not belonging to or directly related to a particular subject or problem SYN  irrelevantextraneous to Such details are extraneous to the matter in hand.2coming from outside:  extraneous noises
WDF

extraneous

[ɪkˈstreɪniəs]

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无关的(69%),外来的(31%)
adj.外来的;没有关联的;来自体外的

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