tautology
n
(a) [U] saying the same thing more than once in different ways withoutmaking one's meaning clearer or more forceful; needlessrepetition 无谓的重复; 赘述.
(b) [C] instance of this 重复的话; 赘言. Cf 参看 pleonasm.
🗣️ 情景例句
How long has he held office?
他已任职多长时间了?
What is done cannot be undone.
木已成舟。
When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.