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be a supernumerary
也可用于指任何多余的人或物。
In the play, he was a supernumerary with no lines.
在这部剧中，他是个没有台词的临时演员。
临时演员；跑龙套的演员
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临时演员；跑龙套的演员
An extra or walk-on in a film or play, especially a non-speaking minor role in crowd scenes.
In the play, he was a supernumerary with no lines.
在这部剧中，他是个没有台词的临时演员。
多指没有台词的角色
在团体、协会或公共机构中工作但不属于正式编制的人。
A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
没有明显作用的人
a person serving no apparent function
电影或戏剧中的临时演员或跑龙套者,通常无台词；群众演员。
An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
群众演员
a minor actor in crowd scenes
After the merger, Keith felt like a supernumerary in the department because all his old projects had been cancelled.
合并之后，基思觉得自己在部门里像个多余人，因为他以前负责的项目全都被取消了。
AI contextual example
She was treated as a supernumerary on the planning team, so no one ever asked her to prepare reports.
她在策划团队里被当作多余人，所以从来没有人让她准备报告。
AI contextual example
With everyone already given a task, I was a supernumerary at the charity event and simply helped greet the guests.
因为每个人都已分到任务，我在慈善活动上只是个多余人，就帮忙迎接客人。
AI contextual example
reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
裁员很困难,因为我们的员工中没有编外人员。
WordNet
也可用于指任何多余的人或物。
In the play, he was a supernumerary with no lines.
在这部剧中，他是个没有台词的临时演员。
She worked as a supernumerary at the opera house.
她在歌剧院当临时演员。
The film hired dozens of supernumeraries for the crowd scene.
电影公司为群戏雇佣了几十名临时演员。
Not this
He is a supernumerary worker.
Use this
He is a supernumerary.
“supernumerary”作为名词已表示“多余的人/临时演员”，无需再加“worker”重复指人；删除后句子更简洁规范。
Not this
There are many supernumerarys in the movie.
Use this
There are many supernumeraries in the movie.
“supernumerary”的复数形式是“supernumeraries”，而非加“-s”；规则变化：以-y结尾且-y前为辅音，变y为i加-es。
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想象舞台上一群演员，多出一个‘超级数字’的人，他就是跑龙套的临时演员。
语域：formal 常见场景：theater、workplace 通常用于正式场合，如剧院指临时演员，或在机构中指额外人员，比较书面化。
常指临时演员或多余人员，复数形式为supernumeraries。
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