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1 英语原意

冗余：Redundant 

2 英文解释

2.1 redundant adjective (NOT NEEDED)

(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed

（尤指词、短语等）多余的，不需要的，累赘的，啰唆的

例句：

• In the sentence "She is a single unmarried woman", the word "unmarried" is redundant.
  在句子 She is a single unmarried woman 中，unmarried 一词是多余的。

2.2 redundant adjective (NOT EMPLOYED)

having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you

失业的，被解雇的，被裁减的

例句：

• To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.
  为了使公司生存下去，一半的员工要被裁掉。
• figurative New technology often makes old skills and even whole communities redundant.
  新技术常常会使古老的技艺甚至是某个行业完全消失。

3 中文解释

冗，本义是指闲散，引申义多余的。

冗余，意思是多余的重复或啰嗦内容（包括信息、语言、代码等）。