• n. 剩余；[貿易] 順差；盈余；過剩
• adj. 剩余的；過剩的

sur-,在上，超過，plus,附加，加號。

surplus

surplus: see full

surplus (n.)

late 14c., from Old French sorplus "remainder, extra" (12c., Modern French surplus), from Medieval Latin superplus "excess, surplus," from Latin super "over" (see super-) + plus "more" (see plus). As an adjective from late 14c.

1. The country's trade surplus widened to 16.5 billion dollars.

該國的貿易順差增加到165億美元。

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2. Japan is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus.

日本的預算盈余令人羨慕。

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3. The invisible trade surplus was ￡200 million lower than reported.

無形貿易盈余比報道所稱的少2億英鎊。

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4. The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements.

這些因超出需求而閑置著的房子正在出售。

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5. Portugal will probably have a small current-account surplus for 1992.

葡萄牙1992年經常項目可能會出現小額順差。

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