tautology

[US]/tɔː'tɒlədʒɪ/
[UK]/tɔ'tɑlədʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 同義反復, 贅述
Word Forms

Real-world Examples

In the form of a meaningless tautology? no!

而變得如此癲狂 -沒有!

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 2

As for a “pair of two eyes”, that’s called a tautology, and no news editor on this Earth would allow that to go to print.

至於“一雙雙眼睛” ,那叫同義反復,地球上沒有哪個新聞編輯會允許它刊登。

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

If we say that the things known must be in the mind, we are either unduly limiting the mind's power of knowing, or we are uttering a mere tautology.

如果我們說已知的事物必須在頭腦中, 那麼我們要麼不恰當地限制了頭腦的認知能力, 要麼就是在重複同義反復。

Source: Philosophical question

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