| 单词 | redundancy |
| 释义 | redundancy (once / 7346 pages) 1n 2n Use the noun redundancy to refer to something that's needlessly repeated. As much as you hate the redundancy of math drills, you have to admit that repetition is how you learned to multiply in the first place. The noun redundancy can also refer to something that is unneeded, or extra. If you own a circus and you want to keep costs down by eliminating redundancy, you may decide you only need two clowns, rather than the whole carload of clowns you planned on. Redundancy comes from the Latin word redundare, meaning to surge, or literally to overflow. WORD FAMILYredundancy: redundancies+/redundance: redundances/redundant: redundance, redundancy, redundantly USAGE EXAMPLESShops risk redundancy as consumers turn to e-commerce. Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016) That’s because it coordinates funding for science across government agencies, and is the main entity looking for redundancies and gaps in those portfolios. Nature(Dec 07, 2016) Last month up to 500 more redundancies were confirmed, bringing the total number over two years to 2,000. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) 1 1n the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers Syn|Hypo|Hyper redundance deadwood, fifth wheel someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded embarrassment, overplus, plethora, superfluity extreme excess 2n repetition of an act needlessly 2Hyper repeating, repetition the act of doing or performing again 1n repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission Hyper repetitiousness, repetitiveness verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions 2n (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails Hyper configuration, constellation an arrangement of parts or elements |
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