搜尋結果
supernumerary
- IPA[ˌso͞opərˈno͞oməˌrerē]
美式
- present in excess of the normal or requisite number.;(of a person) not belonging to a regular staff but engaged for extra work.
- a supernumerary person or thing
noun: supernumerary, plural noun: supernumeraries
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. present in excess of the normal or requisite number.
- ▪ (of a person) not belonging to a regular staff but engaged for extra work.
- ▪ not wanted or needed; redundant books were obviously supernumerary, and he began jettisoning them
- ▪ (of an actor) appearing on stage but not speaking.
- ▪ denoting a structure or organ occurring in addition to the normal ones a pair of supernumerary teats
名詞
- 1. a supernumerary person or thing as a supernumerary he was given a variety of jobs
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˌsuːpəˈnjuːmər(ər)i]
英式
- present in excess of the normal or requisite number.
- a supernumerary person or thing: as a supernumerary he was given a variety of jobs
Oxford Dictionary