Extraneous

(adj.) not essential; 'the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play' .

(adj.) not pertinent to the matter under consideration; 'an issue extraneous to the debate'; 'the price was immaterial'; 'mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point' .

(adj.) not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; 'water free of extraneous matter'; 'foreign particles in milk' .

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• An extraneous jurisdiction of this kind, besides, is liable to be exercised both ignorantly and capriciously. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The common one is by applying extraneous heat, as under a tea kettle, in which case the evaporated vapor is hot by virtue of the heat absorbed from the fire. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Several extraneous sums, altogether independent of that ordinary revenue, have contributed towards it. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The world was extraneous. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Motivation through rewards extraneous to the thing to be done has a like effect. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• He went on more or less mechanically with his business, but this activity was all extraneous. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It was not till three years after the death of Alexis Bouvard that the extraneous influence, of which he thus gave in 1821 some indication, be came fully known. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The most familiar forms of the telephone are those seen in Figs. 61 and 62, but the ideal form is rigged in a cabinet or little room, which excludes all extraneous interfering sounds. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• There must exist some extraneous influence, hitherto unknown to astronomers. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• It was attempted to introduce it commercially, but it failed on account of its faintness and the extraneous sounds which came in on its wires from various causes. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The next three days demonstrated to her own complete satisfaction Miss Bart's ability to manage her affairs without extraneous aid. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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