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
Or at least I think I do.
至少我想我有了答案。
You are fatter than I am.
你比我胖。
Hello. You must be Dr Yang. How do you do? My name's David Lee.