supererogatory
英 [,sjuːprə'rɒɡətɔːrɪ]
美
- adj. 额外的，多余的；职责以外的
英英释义
- 1. more than is needed, desired, or required;
- "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 room"
- "supernumerary ornamentation"
- "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"
- "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
- "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
- "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
实用场景例句
- It was supererogatory for her to gloat ( Mary McCarthy )
- 她也在一旁幸灾乐祸地看得出神,真是多余 ( 玛丽麦卡锡 )
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- It was supererogatory of her to gloat.
- 她没必要幸灾乐祸.
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双语例句
- 1. It was supererogatory for her to gloat ( Mary McCarthy )
- 她也在一旁幸灾乐祸地看得出神,真是多余 ( 玛丽麦卡锡 )
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- 2. It was supererogatory of her to gloat.
- 她没必要幸灾乐祸.
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英文词源
- supererogatory (adj.)
- 1590s, from Medieval Latin supererogatorius, from supererogat-, stem of supererogare "pay or do additionally" (see supererogation).