Supernumerary
[,suːpə'njuːm(ə)r(ə)rɪ;,sjuː-] or ['sʊpɚ'nʊmə'rɛri]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a minor actor in crowd scenes.
(noun.) a person serving no apparent function; 'reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries'.
琼整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment.
(a.) Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense.
(n.) A person or thing beyond the number stated.
(n.) A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual; especially, a person employed not for regular service, but only to fill the place of another in case of need; specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
桃乐茜編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Odd, redundant, in excess, above the regular number, left over (from a specified number).
手打:利
解釋/意思:
adj. over and above the number stated or which is usual or necessary.—n. a person or thing beyond the usual necessary or stated number: one who appears on the stage without a speaking part.
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