tautology
tautology
[tɔːˈtɒlədʒi]
(pl. -ies)
tautological
[-təˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l]
adjective
tautologically
adverb
tautologist
noun
tautologize
verb
adjective
语源
[tɔːˈtɒlədʒi]
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]the saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession)
冗词
■[count noun]a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words
同义反复
■(Logic)a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form
(逻)重言式
tautological
[-təˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l]
adjective
tautologically
adverb
tautologist
noun
tautologize
verb
- (亦作 -ise)
adjective
语源
- mid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from tautologos 'repeating what has been said', from tauto- 'same' + -logos (see -logy)
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