extraneous

英 [ɪkˈstreɪniəs]

美 [ɪkˈstreɪniəs]

adj.  没有直接联系的; 无关的

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BNC.21230 / COCA.17572

牛津词典

adj.

• 没有直接联系的；无关的
  not directly connected with the particular situation you are in or the subject you are dealing with
  1. We do not want any extraneous information on the page.
     我们不希望这一页上有任何无关的信息。
  2. We shall ignore factors extraneous to the problem.
     我们应该撇开与此问题无直接联系的因素。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无关的；不必要的
  Extraneousthings are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• coming from the outside
  1. extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph
  2. relying upon an extraneous income
  3. disdaining outside pressure groups
  Synonym:externaloutside
• not essential
  1. the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play
• not pertinent to the matter under consideration
  1. an issue extraneous to the debate
  2. the price was immaterial
  3. mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
  Synonym:immaterialimpertinentorthogonal
• not belonging to that in which it is contained
  1. water free of extraneous matter
  2. foreign particles in milk
  Synonym:foreign

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