redundancy
UK/ri'dʌndәnsi/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The state of being unnecessary or repetitive; needless repetition
多余，冗余；不必要的重复
n.
(British) The situation of being dismissed because the job is no longer needed
（英）裁员，解雇
n.
(engineering) Duplicate components kept as a backup for safety
（工程）冗余备份
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe noun of redundant: re- (again) + und (overflow) + -ancy (state) = 'the state of overflowing back.' It carries all three senses of redundant — needless repetition, being laid off (British: 'face redundancy'), and engineered backup.
Root und still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.face redundancy面临裁员
- 2.mass redundancy大规模裁员
- 3.built-in redundancy内置冗余/备份
- 4.redundancy payment裁员补偿金
Example Sentences
- 1.
We can cut the redundancy in this report by removing the repeated points.
- 2.
Hundreds of staff are facing redundancy after the merger.
- 3.
The network is built with redundancy so a single failure won't take it down.