pleonasm

n (a) [U] use of more words than are necessary to express the meaning 冗笔, 赘述(的运用). (b) [C] instance of this 冗笔; 赘述: `Hear with one's ears' and `divide into four quarters' are pleonasms. `用耳朵听'和`分成四个四分之一'是赘述. Cf 参看 tautology.


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