赘述；冗言
赘语；冗余说法；使用不必要的多余词语；冗笔；冗词；赘句；[医] 赘余畸形
The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy in speech or writing.
指使用多余词语的语言现象
A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.
使用不必要的多余词语
using more words than necessary
Saying 'free gift' is a common pleonasm because 'gift' already means something given freely.
说“免费的礼物”是一种常见的赘言，因为“礼物”本身就含有免费给予的意思。
用法提示：pleonasm 作可数名词，指包含多余词语的短语。
The editor cut the pleonasm 'past history' from the article to make it clearer.
编辑删掉了文章中“过去的历史”这一赘语，使其更加清楚。
用法提示：pleonasm 作可数名词，指被删除的具体赘词短语。
Some writers avoid the pleonasm 'end result' and just say 'result'.
有些作者避免使用“最终结果”这类赘语，而只说“结果”。
用法提示：pleonasm 作可数名词，表示被避免使用的冗余表达。
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