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superfluous adj.多余的,过剩的,过量的 Superfluous (soo-PER-floo-uhs) means "more than required." Use it when pointing out something that could be removed without detracting from the quality of something: "For a climb over a glacier, the very thickest shoes are absolutely necessary; beyond these, all else seems superfluous to me," wrote the adventurer Charles Stoddard in 1899. The word comes from Latin and literally means "overflowing": super, "over" + fluere, "to flow." So you can think of a superfluous addition as flowing over the boundaries of what's needed. ★☆☆☆☆ 2012.5

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[su:'pə:fluəs] When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous. Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods - paintings, sculpture and architecture. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多余的；过剩的；不必要的 Something that is superfluous is unnecessary or is no longer needed. My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous...我去参加下午的活动是多此一举。I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me.我把很多无用的物品都丢掉了，并且改掉了一些让我烦心的习惯。

英语单词	superfluous
英美音标	[su:'pə:fluəs]
中文释义	adj.多余的,过剩的,过量的
vocab简明	When something is so unnecessary that it could easily be done away with, like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date, call it superfluous.
vocab扩展	Superfluous (soo-PER-floo-uhs) means "more than required." Use it when pointing out something that could be removed without detracting from the quality of something: "For a climb over a glacier, the very thickest shoes are absolutely necessary; beyond these, all else seems superfluous to me," wrote the adventurer Charles Stoddard in 1899. The word comes from Latin and literally means "overflowing": super, "over" + fluere, "to flow." So you can think of a superfluous addition as flowing over the boundaries of what's needed.
真题原句	Humans are unique in their capacity to not only make tools but then turn around and use them to create superfluous material goods - paintings, sculpture and architecture.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]多余的；过剩的；不必要的 Something that is superfluous is unnecessary or is no longer needed. My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superfluous... 我去参加下午的活动是多此一举。 I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me. 我把很多无用的物品都丢掉了，并且改掉了一些让我烦心的习惯。
来源	2012.5

Superfluous Unnecessary Means Needed Su:'Pə:Fluəs Adj.多余的,过剩的,过量的 Easily Wheel