supervacaneous

a. 多余的, 不需要的

发音

UK /ˌsuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/
其它
UK /ˌsjuːpəvəˈkeɪnɪəs/
US /ˌsuːpəɹvəˈkeɪnɪəs/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Added above what is needed or necessary; superfluous, redundant.

    古体

    If I were simply to discuss noses in disregard of their relation to other entities, then I would declare without fear of contradiction that the nose of Mrs. Goldfield is superb, superlative, and, though possibly supervacaneous, one well-placed to win first prize at any exhibition of nasal development which might be organized by the long-nosed goblins on Mount Kurama.

词源

From Latin supervacāneus; compare Italian supervacaneo, Portuguese supervacâneo, Spanish supervacáneo.

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