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 su·per·nu·mer·ary /ˌsupɚ/
 (a.)多餘的

 su·per·nu·mer·ary /ˌsupɝˈn(j)uməˌrɛrɪ, ˈn(j)um(ə)rɪ/ 形容詞
 增加的,額外的,多余的

 Su·per·nu·mer·a·ry a.
 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a supernumerary officer in a regiment.
 2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense.

 Su·per·nu·mer·a·ry, n.; pl. Supernumeraries
 1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
 2. 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.
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 supernumerary
      adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose
            excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the
            dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be
            thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by
            technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room";
            "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory
            of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary)
            words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary
            internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the
            needy" [syn: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory,
             superfluous, surplus]
      n : a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: spear carrier, extra]