| 单词 | tautology |
| 释义 | tautology (once / 17854 pages) n Tautology is useless restatement, or saying the same thing twice using different words. “Speedy sprint" is a tautology because sprint already means "speedy running." The noun tautology originates from the Greek word tautologos, meaning “repeating what is said.” "From the public view's perspective" is a tautology in which the words perspective and view repeat the same idea. In the study of logic, a tautology is a statement that is necessarily true under any interpretation. "It will snow tomorrow, or it will not snow tomorrow" is an example. No argument here — it's true any way you look at it. WORD FAMILYtautology: tautologic, tautological, tautologies+/tautologic: tautologically USAGE EXAMPLESThis is a tautology, equivalent to saying one plans to weigh less in the future through a combination of losing weight and not gaining weight. The New Yorker(Oct 12, 2016) Both the phrasing and the language are idiosyncratic; it’s not a rhetorical tautology, exactly, but it has a comparable closed logic. The New Yorker(Sep 23, 2016) Tautology haunts the shape of these fervent lessons. The New Yorker(Jun 21, 2016) 1n useless repetition to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology Hyper repetitiousness, repetitiveness verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions 2n (logic) a statement that is necessarily true the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology Hyper true statement, truth a true statement |
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