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supernumerary a. 多余的 多余的 supernumerary adj 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" [ synonym: { excess}, { extra}, { redundant}, { spare}, { supererogatory}, { superfluous}, { supernumerary}, { surplus}] n 1: a person serving no apparent function; " reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries" 2: a minor actor in crowd scenes [ synonym: { supernumerary}, { spear carrier}, { extra}] Supernumerary \ Su` per* nu" mer* a* ry\, a. [ L. supernumerarius: cf. OF. supernum[' e] raire, F. surnum[' e] raire. See { Super-}, and { Numerary}, { Number}.] 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster]
Supernumerary \ Su` per* nu" mer* a* ry\, n.; pl. { Supernumeraries}. 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle. [ 1913 Webster]
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