pleonasm /'pkanaezam; 'plis,nsersm/ n [C, U] (instance of the) use of more words than are needed to express the meaning, eg 'each of Jhe two twins'; divide sth into four quarters. 冗言或贅言之使用; 冗言或贅言使用之實(shí)例; 冗言; 贅言(如 twins 之前加 two, quarters 之前加 four)。