redundant
翻译
多余的, 冗余的, 被解雇的
例句
This sentence has redundant information.
这个句子含有多余的信息。
Many workers were made redundant.
许多工人被解雇了。
语法模式
((sth.)) is redundant (某事物)是多余的 This sentence has redundant information.
to be made redundant 被解雇 Many workers were made redundant.
近义词
同义词: superfluous, unnecessary, extra; 反义词: necessary, essential
词源
源自拉丁语“redundare”(溢出),由“re-”(再次)和“undare”(波动)组成,后者源自“unda”(波浪)。
记忆技巧
想象“re-”(再次)和“unda”(波浪)。波浪一次又一次地涌来,就是多余的或溢出的。