tautology
US /tɑːˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
UK /tɑːˈtɑː.lə.dʒi/
名詞
1.
同義反覆, 贅述
the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., 'they arrived one after the other in succession')
範例:
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The phrase 'free gift' is a tautology because a gift is inherently free.
「免費贈品」這個短語是同義反覆，因為禮物本身就是免費的。
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His speech was full of redundancies and tautologies.
他的演講充滿了冗餘和同義反覆。
2.
重言式, 永真式
a statement that is true by virtue of its logical form alone (e.g., 'either it is raining or it is not raining')
範例:
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In logic, 'A = A' is a fundamental tautology.
在邏輯學中，「A = A」是一個基本的重言式。
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The philosopher explained that a statement like 'all bachelors are unmarried men' is a tautology.
這位哲學家解釋說，「所有單身漢都是未婚男性」這樣的陳述是重言式。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞