supernumerary

英 [ˌsuːpəˈnjuːmərəri]

美 [ˌsuːpərˈnuːməreri]

adj.  多余的; 过剩的; 额外的
n.  定额以外的人; 临时雇工

复数：supernumeraries　

BNC.39010 / COCA.37278

牛津词典

adj.

• 多余的；过剩的；额外的
  more than you normally need; extra

英英释义

noun

• a minor actor in crowd scenes
  Synonym:spear carrierextra
• a person serving no apparent function
  1. reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries

adj

• more than is needed, desired, or required
  1. trying to lose excess weight
  2. found some extra change lying on the dresser
  3. yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
  4. skills made redundant by technological advance
  5. sleeping in the spare room
  6. supernumerary ornamentation
  7. it was supererogatory of her to gloat
  8. delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
  9. extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
  10. surplus cheese distributed to the needy
  Synonym:excessextraredundantsparesupererogatorysuperfluoussurplus

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