extraneous

US /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
UK /ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/
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1.

无关的, 外来的, 多余的

irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

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Try to remove any extraneous details from your report.
尽量从报告中删除任何无关紧要的细节。
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The discussion was sidetracked by extraneous comments.
讨论被无关的评论岔开了。
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irrelevantunrelatedsuperfluousunnecessaryredundant
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essentialrelevantintegralpertinentintrinsic
2.

外部的, 外来的

of external origin

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The plant's growth was affected by extraneous factors like pollution.
植物的生长受到污染等外部因素的影响。
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The noise was extraneous to the experiment.
噪音是实验外部的。
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externalforeignalien
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internalintrinsicinherent