Pleonasm
n. 冗笔, 冗词, 赘句\\n[医] 赘余畸形
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
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
He took French leave.
他不辞而别。
He used to live in my neighborhood.
他曾与我是邻居。
I was standing at the back, so I couldn't see very well.
我站在后面，看不清。