tautological
US /ˌtɑː.t̬əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
UK /ˌtɔː.təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
形容詞
同義反覆的, 贅述的
using too many words to express an idea, especially by repeating the same idea with different words
範例:
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The phrase "free gift" is tautological because all gifts are free.
「免費贈品」這個短語是同義反覆的,因為所有贈品都是免費的。
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His argument was full of tautological statements that didn't add any new information.
他的論點充滿了同義反覆的陳述,沒有增加任何新信息。
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