tautologically
adverb
uk/ˌtɔː.təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌtɑː.t̬əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl.i/using two words orphrasesthatexpressthe samemeaning, in a way that isunnecessaryand usuallyunintentional:
(无必要并通常无意识地)同义反复地Officially, if tautologically, he called thehandover"thestartof a newbeginning".他对这次移交的正式称呼是一个同义反复的说法“开启一个新的开始”。
in a way that is alwaystrue(used inlogic(= aformalscientificmethodofexaminingideas)):
(逻辑术语)重言地It is tautologicallytruethatlimitinggovernmentis good forlibertyfromgovernment.限制政府的权力有利于获得不受政府控制的自由,这种说法是同意反复,因而为真。
- He said,somewhattautologically butsincerely, "Thereasonthere's such abigdemandis because everybodywantsto get them."
- Heownsthe "pubs,innsandbars"group, as it tautologicallylikestostyleitself.
- He wouldyellat areporterfor tautologically referring to a "humanitariandisaster".
Saying again
- dinsomethingintosomeone
- drill
- drum
- drumsomethingintosomeone
- echo
- flog
- flogyourselfto deathidiom
- hammer
- iterate
- labour
- labour the pointidiom
- paraphrase
- reaffirm
- rehearse
- restate
- restatement
- retell
- retread
- retweet
- run over/throughsomething
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