Redundant



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 累赘的, 多余的
• ［英］ adj. 累赘的, 多余的 ( exceeding what is necessary or normal; superfluous)
• ［记］ red ( =re) +und ( =undulate 波动) +ant -> 反复波动 -> 反复出现 -> 累赘的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin redundant-, redundans, present participle of redundare to overflow — more at redound
• Date: 1594
• 1.
  • a. exceeding what is necessary or normal ; superfluous
  • b. characterized by or containing an excess; specifically using more words than necessary
  • c. characterized by similarity or repetition <a group of particularly redundant brick buildings>
  • d. chiefly British no longer needed for a job and hence laid off
• 2. profuse, lavish
• 3. serving as a duplicate for preventing failure of an entire system (as a spacecraft) upon failure of a single component
• ? redundantly adverb

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