surplusage

n.剩余物

超额；多余；多余的事物

名词

1、He eliminated all surplusage from his writing to make it more concise.
他删去了所有多余之处，使文章更加简洁。

2、The company had to reduce costs by eliminating surplusage in their production process.
公司不得不通过消除生产过程中的多余之物来降低成本。