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.
🗣️ 情景例句
I can't wait to tell Marilyn!
我迫不及待地想告诉Marilyn。
I played in the yard this afternoon.
我今天下午在庭院玩。
Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: