Definition of redundant in English:

redundant

adjective rɪˈdʌnd(ə)ntrəˈdəndənt

1Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
多余的，过剩的
an appropriate use for a redundant church
多余教堂的恰当使用。
many of the old skills had become redundant
许多老技术早已变得多余。
Example sentencesExamples
- Architects were needed to transform buildings made redundant by the Revolution, such as churches, into buildings serving new public needs.
- There are a few plotlines and characters - Sophie's mother in particular - that are somewhat redundant and unnecessary.
- The future of another redundant church is also uncertain.
- It is redundant and unnecessary, just like most government programs.
- As much as 75 per cent of e-mails are made up of redundant or unwanted messages.
- That is because St Martin's Church in Whenby was redundant.
- That makes any introduction I could write for him useless and redundant.
- Dispensing with redundant staff may sound like sensible business practice, like cutting away dead wood.
- Across Scotland, cities are pock-marked with redundant churches converted into pubs, DIY outlets and designer flats.
- Get rid of any redundant or unwanted items and survey what is left.
- Despite St Martin's officially being a redundant church, which cannot stage weddings, Jenny was determined that she should tie the knot in her home village.
- The fax machine has been rendered almost redundant as information and documents are routinely exchanged at the press of a button.
- The original St John's Church became redundant in 1938 and was once threatened with demolition through road-widening.
- Some coaches feel this insurance is redundant and unnecessary.
- Now, the Parochial Church Council has decided it can no longer delay the inevitable and will apply for the church to be made redundant.
- One area which could come under the spotlight is the state's property portfolio and the disposal of redundant property and land.
- In time these training sessions became redundant and unnecessary.
- Eleven years later, it was followed by one of the most unnecessary and redundant sequels ever produced.
- The Congress found this system to be redundant and unnecessary for this effort.
- Another report, assessment and approval by City Council would have been redundant and a wasteful expenditure of time and money.
Synonyms
unnecessary, not required, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, uncalled for, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted, useless
surplus, surplus to requirements, superfluous, too much/many, supernumerary, excessive, in excess, extra, additional, spare
French de trop
informal needed like a hole in the head
1. 1.1British No longer in employment because there is no more work available.
  〈主英〉（因劳动力过剩）被解雇的，失业的
  eight permanent staff were made redundant
  八名正式工被解雇。
  Example sentencesExamples
  David was a farm manager, but he was made redundant last year and so we decided to try to go into business ourselves.
  Workers who have been made redundant will be able to make claims up to £280 a week for pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice and redundancy.
  A number of the employees were made redundant but the receiver hoped to carry on with the remaining workforce until February.
  How many doctors are made redundant or sacked, have to change career completely, or go bankrupt?
  On Friday last, 32 people that were made redundant left the company but these redundancies had been finalised before the takeover.
  ‘I had been thinking about this idea for some time and, when I was made redundant, it seemed like a great time to try it,’ he said.
  He said: ‘I was made redundant and then they found me a job as a clerk at Paddington Station.’
  Working as a legal executive, Tony was made redundant seven years ago after 27 years in the business.
  The council claimed its ambition to support the results of the scheme financially could not be achieved unless more than 120 employees were made redundant.
  More than 50 were made redundant on the spot and the rest were kept on for a few days, but I expect they'll be gone by Friday as well.
  This initially took the form of the Redundancy Payments Act of 1965, which obliged employers to pay compensation to employees who were made redundant.
  Six months later he was made redundant by the small firm that employed him.
  Two years ago, up to 250 workers were made redundant.
  Remember that the options available to individuals leaving employment are the same, whether you are made redundant or not.
  The employer sold the business some years after the employee commenced work and the employee was made redundant.
  All of us feel sympathy for employees at factories and plants who are made redundant by companies based in other countries.
  You may have mortgage payment protection insurance to cover the monthly amount should you have an accident, go sick or are made redundant.
  My partner was made redundant last November and hasn't secured further employment as yet.
  My wife was made redundant two weeks after we launched the business.
  Their financial situation intervened however, and finally I was made redundant, along with two other employees.
  Synonyms
  sacked, dismissed, laid off, discharged
  unemployed, idle, jobless, out of work, out of a job
  rare disemployed
2. 1.2 (of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function.
  （语言）累赘的，冗长的
  our peculiar affection for redundant phrases
  most of the inflectional endings are redundant
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some modern editors have occasionally been known to spoil the nicely turned prose of an accomplished writer by adding clumsy or redundant phrases!
  A redundant expression combines two words that mean the same thing, thereby intensifying the effect.
  Ellis has not left a redundant word in this script; it's fast-paced, full of content and directly relevant to the lives and experiences of the audience.
  ‘He's just a nice guy,’ she finished, as if any other words would be completely redundant.
  As I read them, those words are entirely redundant.
3. 1.3Engineering (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component.
  〔工程〕（对运转并非完全必要，仅为预防其他组件故障而设）重复的
  the modules are linked using a redundant fibre-optic cable
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some of these components are redundant while others are critical paths so that any failure will bring the whole system down.
  A redundant power supply, as well as emergency backup, is essential.
  In addition, each of these components will also typically have redundant internal components.
  There is a single path for power and cooling distribution, with no redundant components; all systems are N.
  Because these systems include redundant components, even strong perturbations may lead to only a subtle phenotype.

Derivatives

redundantly

adverb

‘I'm Brittany,’ she added, somewhat redundantly.
Example sentencesExamples
- They also concentrate more on the film, at times redundantly.
- With the data redundantly distributed across multiple disks, the enterprise is protected against the malfunction of one of the drives.
- Being precise was more important than being succinct, and often points were given for redundantly making redundant statements of redundancy.
- ‘I played really well,’ he said, rather redundantly.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'abundant'): from Latin redundant- 'surging up', from the verb redundare (see redound).

Rhymes

abundant

Definition of redundant in US English:

redundant

adjectiverəˈdəndəntrəˈdəndənt

1Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
多余的，过剩的
many of the old skills had become redundant
许多老技术早已变得多余。
this redundant brewery has been converted into a library
Example sentencesExamples
- Across Scotland, cities are pock-marked with redundant churches converted into pubs, DIY outlets and designer flats.
- The fax machine has been rendered almost redundant as information and documents are routinely exchanged at the press of a button.
- There are a few plotlines and characters - Sophie's mother in particular - that are somewhat redundant and unnecessary.
- One area which could come under the spotlight is the state's property portfolio and the disposal of redundant property and land.
- Some coaches feel this insurance is redundant and unnecessary.
- Despite St Martin's officially being a redundant church, which cannot stage weddings, Jenny was determined that she should tie the knot in her home village.
- Now, the Parochial Church Council has decided it can no longer delay the inevitable and will apply for the church to be made redundant.
- Dispensing with redundant staff may sound like sensible business practice, like cutting away dead wood.
- As much as 75 per cent of e-mails are made up of redundant or unwanted messages.
- The Congress found this system to be redundant and unnecessary for this effort.
- That is because St Martin's Church in Whenby was redundant.
- In time these training sessions became redundant and unnecessary.
- The future of another redundant church is also uncertain.
- It is redundant and unnecessary, just like most government programs.
- Eleven years later, it was followed by one of the most unnecessary and redundant sequels ever produced.
- Another report, assessment and approval by City Council would have been redundant and a wasteful expenditure of time and money.
- That makes any introduction I could write for him useless and redundant.
- The original St John's Church became redundant in 1938 and was once threatened with demolition through road-widening.
- Architects were needed to transform buildings made redundant by the Revolution, such as churches, into buildings serving new public needs.
- Get rid of any redundant or unwanted items and survey what is left.
Synonyms
unnecessary, not required, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, uncalled for, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted, useless
1. 1.1British (of a person) no longer employed because there is no more work available.
  〈主英〉（因劳动力过剩）被解雇的，失业的
  eight permanent staff were made redundant
  八名正式工被解雇。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This initially took the form of the Redundancy Payments Act of 1965, which obliged employers to pay compensation to employees who were made redundant.
  My wife was made redundant two weeks after we launched the business.
  The employer sold the business some years after the employee commenced work and the employee was made redundant.
  He said: ‘I was made redundant and then they found me a job as a clerk at Paddington Station.’
  The council claimed its ambition to support the results of the scheme financially could not be achieved unless more than 120 employees were made redundant.
  How many doctors are made redundant or sacked, have to change career completely, or go bankrupt?
  All of us feel sympathy for employees at factories and plants who are made redundant by companies based in other countries.
  You may have mortgage payment protection insurance to cover the monthly amount should you have an accident, go sick or are made redundant.
  ‘I had been thinking about this idea for some time and, when I was made redundant, it seemed like a great time to try it,’ he said.
  Remember that the options available to individuals leaving employment are the same, whether you are made redundant or not.
  Their financial situation intervened however, and finally I was made redundant, along with two other employees.
  Workers who have been made redundant will be able to make claims up to £280 a week for pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice and redundancy.
  Working as a legal executive, Tony was made redundant seven years ago after 27 years in the business.
  On Friday last, 32 people that were made redundant left the company but these redundancies had been finalised before the takeover.
  Two years ago, up to 250 workers were made redundant.
  David was a farm manager, but he was made redundant last year and so we decided to try to go into business ourselves.
  My partner was made redundant last November and hasn't secured further employment as yet.
  Six months later he was made redundant by the small firm that employed him.
  A number of the employees were made redundant but the receiver hoped to carry on with the remaining workforce until February.
  More than 50 were made redundant on the spot and the rest were kept on for a few days, but I expect they'll be gone by Friday as well.
  Synonyms
  sacked, dismissed, laid off, discharged
2. 1.2 (of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function.
  （语言）累赘的，冗长的
  our peculiar affection for redundant phrases
  most of the inflectional endings are redundant
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ellis has not left a redundant word in this script; it's fast-paced, full of content and directly relevant to the lives and experiences of the audience.
  A redundant expression combines two words that mean the same thing, thereby intensifying the effect.
  As I read them, those words are entirely redundant.
  Some modern editors have occasionally been known to spoil the nicely turned prose of an accomplished writer by adding clumsy or redundant phrases!
  ‘He's just a nice guy,’ she finished, as if any other words would be completely redundant.
3. 1.3Engineering (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component.
  〔工程〕（对运转并非完全必要，仅为预防其他组件故障而设）重复的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Because these systems include redundant components, even strong perturbations may lead to only a subtle phenotype.
  A redundant power supply, as well as emergency backup, is essential.
  Some of these components are redundant while others are critical paths so that any failure will bring the whole system down.
  In addition, each of these components will also typically have redundant internal components.
  There is a single path for power and cooling distribution, with no redundant components; all systems are N.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘abundant’): from Latin redundant- ‘surging up’, from the verb redundare (see redound).

单词	redundant
释义	Definition of redundant in English: redundant adjective rɪˈdʌnd(ə)ntrəˈdəndənt 1Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. 多余的，过剩的 an appropriate use for a redundant church 多余教堂的恰当使用。 many of the old skills had become redundant 许多老技术早已变得多余。 Example sentencesExamples Architects were needed to transform buildings made redundant by the Revolution, such as churches, into buildings serving new public needs. There are a few plotlines and characters - Sophie's mother in particular - that are somewhat redundant and unnecessary. The future of another redundant church is also uncertain. It is redundant and unnecessary, just like most government programs. As much as 75 per cent of e-mails are made up of redundant or unwanted messages. That is because St Martin's Church in Whenby was redundant. That makes any introduction I could write for him useless and redundant. Dispensing with redundant staff may sound like sensible business practice, like cutting away dead wood. Across Scotland, cities are pock-marked with redundant churches converted into pubs, DIY outlets and designer flats. Get rid of any redundant or unwanted items and survey what is left. Despite St Martin's officially being a redundant church, which cannot stage weddings, Jenny was determined that she should tie the knot in her home village. The fax machine has been rendered almost redundant as information and documents are routinely exchanged at the press of a button. The original St John's Church became redundant in 1938 and was once threatened with demolition through road-widening. Some coaches feel this insurance is redundant and unnecessary. Now, the Parochial Church Council has decided it can no longer delay the inevitable and will apply for the church to be made redundant. One area which could come under the spotlight is the state's property portfolio and the disposal of redundant property and land. In time these training sessions became redundant and unnecessary. Eleven years later, it was followed by one of the most unnecessary and redundant sequels ever produced. The Congress found this system to be redundant and unnecessary for this effort. Another report, assessment and approval by City Council would have been redundant and a wasteful expenditure of time and money. Synonyms unnecessary, not required, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, uncalled for, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted, useless surplus, surplus to requirements, superfluous, too much/many, supernumerary, excessive, in excess, extra, additional, spare French de trop informal needed like a hole in the head 1.1British No longer in employment because there is no more work available. 〈主英〉（因劳动力过剩）被解雇的，失业的 eight permanent staff were made redundant 八名正式工被解雇。 Example sentencesExamples David was a farm manager, but he was made redundant last year and so we decided to try to go into business ourselves. Workers who have been made redundant will be able to make claims up to £280 a week for pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice and redundancy. A number of the employees were made redundant but the receiver hoped to carry on with the remaining workforce until February. How many doctors are made redundant or sacked, have to change career completely, or go bankrupt? On Friday last, 32 people that were made redundant left the company but these redundancies had been finalised before the takeover. ‘I had been thinking about this idea for some time and, when I was made redundant, it seemed like a great time to try it,’ he said. He said: ‘I was made redundant and then they found me a job as a clerk at Paddington Station.’ Working as a legal executive, Tony was made redundant seven years ago after 27 years in the business. The council claimed its ambition to support the results of the scheme financially could not be achieved unless more than 120 employees were made redundant. More than 50 were made redundant on the spot and the rest were kept on for a few days, but I expect they'll be gone by Friday as well. This initially took the form of the Redundancy Payments Act of 1965, which obliged employers to pay compensation to employees who were made redundant. Six months later he was made redundant by the small firm that employed him. Two years ago, up to 250 workers were made redundant. Remember that the options available to individuals leaving employment are the same, whether you are made redundant or not. The employer sold the business some years after the employee commenced work and the employee was made redundant. All of us feel sympathy for employees at factories and plants who are made redundant by companies based in other countries. You may have mortgage payment protection insurance to cover the monthly amount should you have an accident, go sick or are made redundant. My partner was made redundant last November and hasn't secured further employment as yet. My wife was made redundant two weeks after we launched the business. Their financial situation intervened however, and finally I was made redundant, along with two other employees. Synonyms sacked, dismissed, laid off, discharged unemployed, idle, jobless, out of work, out of a job rare disemployed 1.2 (of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function. （语言）累赘的，冗长的 our peculiar affection for redundant phrases most of the inflectional endings are redundant Example sentencesExamples Some modern editors have occasionally been known to spoil the nicely turned prose of an accomplished writer by adding clumsy or redundant phrases! A redundant expression combines two words that mean the same thing, thereby intensifying the effect. Ellis has not left a redundant word in this script; it's fast-paced, full of content and directly relevant to the lives and experiences of the audience. ‘He's just a nice guy,’ she finished, as if any other words would be completely redundant. As I read them, those words are entirely redundant. 1.3Engineering (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component. 〔工程〕（对运转并非完全必要，仅为预防其他组件故障而设）重复的 the modules are linked using a redundant fibre-optic cable Example sentencesExamples Some of these components are redundant while others are critical paths so that any failure will bring the whole system down. A redundant power supply, as well as emergency backup, is essential. In addition, each of these components will also typically have redundant internal components. There is a single path for power and cooling distribution, with no redundant components; all systems are N. Because these systems include redundant components, even strong perturbations may lead to only a subtle phenotype. Derivatives redundantly adverb ‘I'm Brittany,’ she added, somewhat redundantly. Example sentencesExamples They also concentrate more on the film, at times redundantly. With the data redundantly distributed across multiple disks, the enterprise is protected against the malfunction of one of the drives. Being precise was more important than being succinct, and often points were given for redundantly making redundant statements of redundancy. ‘I played really well,’ he said, rather redundantly. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'abundant'): from Latin redundant- 'surging up', from the verb redundare (see redound). Rhymes abundant Definition of redundant in US English: redundant adjectiverəˈdəndəntrəˈdəndənt 1Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. 多余的，过剩的 many of the old skills had become redundant 许多老技术早已变得多余。 this redundant brewery has been converted into a library Example sentencesExamples Across Scotland, cities are pock-marked with redundant churches converted into pubs, DIY outlets and designer flats. The fax machine has been rendered almost redundant as information and documents are routinely exchanged at the press of a button. There are a few plotlines and characters - Sophie's mother in particular - that are somewhat redundant and unnecessary. One area which could come under the spotlight is the state's property portfolio and the disposal of redundant property and land. Some coaches feel this insurance is redundant and unnecessary. Despite St Martin's officially being a redundant church, which cannot stage weddings, Jenny was determined that she should tie the knot in her home village. Now, the Parochial Church Council has decided it can no longer delay the inevitable and will apply for the church to be made redundant. Dispensing with redundant staff may sound like sensible business practice, like cutting away dead wood. As much as 75 per cent of e-mails are made up of redundant or unwanted messages. The Congress found this system to be redundant and unnecessary for this effort. That is because St Martin's Church in Whenby was redundant. In time these training sessions became redundant and unnecessary. The future of another redundant church is also uncertain. It is redundant and unnecessary, just like most government programs. Eleven years later, it was followed by one of the most unnecessary and redundant sequels ever produced. Another report, assessment and approval by City Council would have been redundant and a wasteful expenditure of time and money. That makes any introduction I could write for him useless and redundant. The original St John's Church became redundant in 1938 and was once threatened with demolition through road-widening. Architects were needed to transform buildings made redundant by the Revolution, such as churches, into buildings serving new public needs. Get rid of any redundant or unwanted items and survey what is left. Synonyms unnecessary, not required, inessential, unessential, needless, unneeded, uncalled for, dispensable, disposable, expendable, unwanted, useless 1.1British (of a person) no longer employed because there is no more work available. 〈主英〉（因劳动力过剩）被解雇的，失业的 eight permanent staff were made redundant 八名正式工被解雇。 Example sentencesExamples This initially took the form of the Redundancy Payments Act of 1965, which obliged employers to pay compensation to employees who were made redundant. My wife was made redundant two weeks after we launched the business. The employer sold the business some years after the employee commenced work and the employee was made redundant. He said: ‘I was made redundant and then they found me a job as a clerk at Paddington Station.’ The council claimed its ambition to support the results of the scheme financially could not be achieved unless more than 120 employees were made redundant. How many doctors are made redundant or sacked, have to change career completely, or go bankrupt? All of us feel sympathy for employees at factories and plants who are made redundant by companies based in other countries. You may have mortgage payment protection insurance to cover the monthly amount should you have an accident, go sick or are made redundant. ‘I had been thinking about this idea for some time and, when I was made redundant, it seemed like a great time to try it,’ he said. Remember that the options available to individuals leaving employment are the same, whether you are made redundant or not. Their financial situation intervened however, and finally I was made redundant, along with two other employees. Workers who have been made redundant will be able to make claims up to £280 a week for pay, holiday pay, pay in lieu of notice and redundancy. Working as a legal executive, Tony was made redundant seven years ago after 27 years in the business. On Friday last, 32 people that were made redundant left the company but these redundancies had been finalised before the takeover. Two years ago, up to 250 workers were made redundant. David was a farm manager, but he was made redundant last year and so we decided to try to go into business ourselves. My partner was made redundant last November and hasn't secured further employment as yet. Six months later he was made redundant by the small firm that employed him. A number of the employees were made redundant but the receiver hoped to carry on with the remaining workforce until February. More than 50 were made redundant on the spot and the rest were kept on for a few days, but I expect they'll be gone by Friday as well. Synonyms sacked, dismissed, laid off, discharged 1.2 (of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function. （语言）累赘的，冗长的 our peculiar affection for redundant phrases most of the inflectional endings are redundant Example sentencesExamples Ellis has not left a redundant word in this script; it's fast-paced, full of content and directly relevant to the lives and experiences of the audience. A redundant expression combines two words that mean the same thing, thereby intensifying the effect. As I read them, those words are entirely redundant. Some modern editors have occasionally been known to spoil the nicely turned prose of an accomplished writer by adding clumsy or redundant phrases! ‘He's just a nice guy,’ she finished, as if any other words would be completely redundant. 1.3Engineering (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component. 〔工程〕（对运转并非完全必要，仅为预防其他组件故障而设）重复的 Example sentencesExamples Because these systems include redundant components, even strong perturbations may lead to only a subtle phenotype. A redundant power supply, as well as emergency backup, is essential. Some of these components are redundant while others are critical paths so that any failure will bring the whole system down. In addition, each of these components will also typically have redundant internal components. There is a single path for power and cooling distribution, with no redundant components; all systems are N. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘abundant’): from Latin redundant- ‘surging up’, from the verb redundare (see redound).
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