tautology

[US]/tɔː'tɒlədʒɪ/
[UK]/tɔ'tɑlədʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. アイデア、声明、または単語の不必要な繰り返し
Word Forms
複数形tautologies

Real-world Examples

In the form of a meaningless tautology? no!

無意味な同義反復の形で?いいえ!

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 2

As for a “pair of two eyes”, that’s called a tautology, and no news editor on this Earth would allow that to go to print.

「二つの目のペア」というのは同義反復と呼ばれ、この地球上のどのニュース編集者もそれを印刷に回すことを許可しないでしょう。

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

If we say that the things known must be in the mind, we are either unduly limiting the mind's power of knowing, or we are uttering a mere tautology.

もし我々が知っているものは心の中に存在しなければならないと言うなら、我々は心の知る力を不当に制限しているか、単なる同義反復を述べていることになります。

Source: Philosophical question

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