Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4968
redundant
多余的；过剩的；不需要的
核心释义
Not needed; superfluous; more than what is necessary or required.
- 1.
多余的；超出必要,不再需要的
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
- 2.
超过需要、想要或要求的
more than is needed, desired, or required
- 3.
重复的或冗长啰嗦的
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
- 4.
用不同词表达相同意思的重复
repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant
- 5.
可复制或复制系统另一组件功能的,提供备份以防故障
Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
- 6.
包含传输消息的冗余路径的
Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
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
用法In use
The report contains redundant information that could be removed.
用法提示：redundant 表示‘多余的、不必要的’，修饰 information，作定语。
After the merger, many employees were made redundant.
用法提示：redundant 表示‘被裁减的’，与 were made 构成被动结构。
The phrase 'safe haven' is redundant because 'haven' already means a safe place.
用法提示：redundant 表示‘重复的、冗余的’，作表语说明主语的特征。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象简历上重复的技能描述，它们就是redundant（多余的）。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'abundant' and 'redundancy' share a similar ending spelling but may not rhyme with 'redundant'.
用法优先级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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