superfluity
🇬🇧 UK/,suːpə'fluːɪtɪ/🇺🇸 US/,sju:pә'fluiti/
GREB1
Definitions
n.
The state of being more than enough; an excessive or unnecessary amount of something.
过剩;多余;奢侈品
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.superfluity of words冗余的言辞
- 2.[superfluity of wealth]过剩的财富
- 3.superfluity of detail过多的细节
- 4.[superfluity of resources]多余的资源
Example Sentences
- 1.
The report was weakened by a superfluity of jargon that obscured its core message.
- 2.
In times of scarcity, even a small superfluity of food was considered a luxury.
- 3.
The editor removed the superfluity of adjectives to make the prose more direct.