pleonasm

pleonasm

美 [ˈpliəˌnæzəm] 　英 [ˈpliːəˌnæz(ə)m]

• n.冗笔；冗述；赘述
• 网络冗言；冗词；赘语

词形变化

复数：pleonasms  

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 【语】冗词,冗句,冗言

英英解释

n.	1. the use of more words than are necessary to say something

例句

If you were invited to an academic conference or were trying to impress a potential employer, a bit of pleonasm couldn't hurt.

假如你被邀请到一个学术讲座或试图给潜在的雇主留下深刻的印象，一点点的赘言无伤大雅。

Yet the historian who in retrospect speaks of inevitability is not indulging in a pleonasm.

可是，历史家回想过去而说出「不可避免」，他不是溺爱于使用这句废话。