redundant
翻譯
多餘的, 冗餘的, 被解僱的
例句
This sentence has redundant information.
這個句子含有多餘的資訊。
Many workers were made redundant.
許多工人被解僱了。
文法模式
((sth.)) is redundant (某事物)是多餘的 This sentence has redundant information.
to be made redundant 被解僱 Many workers were made redundant.
近義詞
同義詞: superfluous, unnecessary, extra; 反義詞: necessary, essential
詞源
源自拉丁語「redundare」(溢出),由「re-」(再次)和「undare」(波動)組成,後者源自「unda」(波浪)。
記憶技巧
想像「re-」(再次)和「unda」(波浪)。波浪一次又一次地湧來,就是多餘的或溢出的。