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supernumerary [sju:pə'nju:mərəri]
基本释义
- a. 多余的
词形变化
- 复 数:su·per·nu·mer·ar·ies
英英解释
2个名词解释
- a person serving no apparent function
[例]- reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
- a minor actor in crowd scenes
[同] extra, spear carrier, supernumerary
1个形容词解释
- more than is needed, desired, or required
[同] excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
[例]- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare
- a person serving no apparent function