Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4968
redundant
多余的；过剩的；不需要的
Not needed; superfluous; more than what is necessary or required.
- 1.
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
多余的；超出必要,不再需要的
- 2.
more than is needed, desired, or required
超过需要、想要或要求的
- 3.
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
重复的或冗长啰嗦的
- 4.
repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant
用不同词表达相同意思的重复
- 5.
Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
可复制或复制系统另一组件功能的,提供备份以防故障
- 6.
Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
包含传输消息的冗余路径的
啰嗦的；冗长的；重复的；冗余的；备用的；多余的；超出必要,不再需要的；超过需要、想要或要求的；重复的或冗长啰嗦的
In use
The report contains redundant information that could be removed.
After the merger, many employees were made redundant.
The phrase 'safe haven' is redundant because 'haven' already means a safe place.
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
skills made redundant by technological advance
at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition
be redundant
This information is redundant.
这条信息是多余的。
Connections
Collocations
- redundant information
- 冗余信息
- The report contains redundant information that could be removed.这份报告包含可以删除的冗余信息。
- redundant employee
- 被裁减的员工
- Due to the merger, many redundant employees were laid off.由于合并，许多被裁减的员工被解雇了。
- become redundant
- 变得多余
- With the new software, his job became redundant.有了新软件，他的工作变得多余了。
- make redundant
- 使多余；裁减
- The company made 200 workers redundant last year.公司去年裁减了200名工人。
- redundant system
- 冗余系统
- The spacecraft has a redundant system in case of failure.航天器有一个冗余系统以防出现故障。
- redundant data
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象简历上重复的技能描述，它们就是redundant（多余的）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：workplace、technology、writing、rhetoric 该词有两种常见含义：一为‘多余的；不需要的’，用于工作、技术等场景，多属中性；二为‘重复的’，主要用于写作或修辞，偏正式。注册因含义而异，故标注混合。
Grammar Note
作表语时常用be redundant；作定语时放在名词前；常见搭配make redundant意为‘裁员’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'abundant' and 'redundancy' share a similar ending spelling but may not rhyme with 'redundant'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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