| 单词 | tautology |
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| 释义 | tau·tol·o·gy /tɔːˈtɒlədʒi $ tɒːˈtɑː-/ noun (plural tautologies) [countable, uncountable] technical RPa statement in which you say the same thing twice using different words in a way which is not necessary, for example, ‘He sat alone by himself.’ 同义反复，赘述 → redundant —tautological /ˌtɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ ˌtɒːtəˈlɑː-/ (also tautologous /tɔːˈtɒləɡəs $ tɒːˈtɑː-/) adjectiveExamples from the Corpustautology• To me it was immediately apparent, a tautology, a verbal redundancy.• It is therefore either a tautology or a fallacy to state that lack of entrepreneurial talent is the reason for poor growth.• A gross tautology is at work here.• The uttering of simple and obvious tautologies should, in principle, have absolutely no communicative import.• Since this requires that speakers be informative, the asserting of tautologies blatantly violates it.• Try to avoid repetition or tautology.Origin tautology (1500-1600) Late Latin tautologia, from Greek, from tautologos “repeating things”, from tauto “same” + legein “to say”tau·tol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable twice thing the a which Corpus you same statement say in |
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