tautology
音标发音
- 英式音标 [tɔːˈtɒl.ə.dʒi]
- 美式音标 [tɑːˈtɑː.lə.dʒi]
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基本解释
- n.无谓的重复；重言；累赘
英汉例句
- To say that something is'adequate enough'is a tautology.
说某样东西“足够够用了”就是一个同义反复。 - To create man was a fine and original idea;but to add the sheep was a tautology.
创造人类，是一则美好而又富于独创性的想法，但加上羔羊则未免多余。
用作名词 (n.)
英英字典
- the unnecessary and usually unintentional use of two words to express one meaning