superfluous

英 [suː'pɜːflʊəs; sjuː-] 美[sʊ'pɝflʊəs]

1. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;: "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"

2. 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"

1. I rid myself of many superfluous belongings and habits that bothered me.: 我把很多无用的物品都丢掉了，并且改掉了一些让我烦心的习惯。

3. He had already been told, so our comments were superfluous.: 早就有人同他说过, 所以我们的意见是多余的.