extraneous

[英] [ɪkˈstreɪni:əs] [美] [ɪkˈstreniəs] 生词本
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1. ADJ 无关的;不必要的 Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about. 
  • We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement...

    我们努力寻求解决问题的基础时,不应该牵扯进无关的事情。

  • I can choose to ignore these extraneous thoughts or certainly choose not to act on them.

    我可以选择无视这些无关的想法,当然也可以选择不按这些想法行事。

Adjective

1. not pertinent to the matter under consideration;

  • "an issue extraneous to the debate"
  • "the price was immaterial"
  • "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

2. not essential;

  • "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play"

3. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source;

  • "water free of extraneous matter"
  • "foreign particles in milk"

4. coming from the outside;

  • "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"
  • "relying upon an extraneous income"
  • "disdaining outside pressure groups"

医学

  • 1.体外的
1. His account of the fire accident includes a lot of extraneous details.
他对失火事件的描述含有大量离题的细节。

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