pleonastic

[,pliə'næstɪk]
  • adj. 重复的,冗言的

GRE

英英释义


1. repetition of same sense in different words;
"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"
"the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"
"at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant

实用场景例句


Your report is too pleonastic.
你的报告太罗嗦了。

辞典例句

中文词源


pleonastic 冗言的,赘述的

来自pleonasm,冗言,赘述,-astic,形容词后缀。

双语例句


1. Your report is too pleonastic.
你的报告太罗嗦了。

来自辞典例句

英文词源


pleonastic (adj.)
1778, with -ic + Greek pleonastos "abundant," from pleonazein (see pleonasm). Related: Pleonastical (1650s).

词态变化


名词: pleonasm;