redundancy
英 [rɪˈdʌn.dən.si]
美 [rɪˈdʌn.dən.si]
- n. [计][数] 冗余（等于redundance）；裁员；人浮于事
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英语词源
- redundancy (n.)
- c. 1600; see redundant + -ancy. Sense in employment is from 1931, chiefly British.
权威例句
- 1. The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.
- 该公司不得不为裁员支付4.72亿英镑的补偿款。
- 2. The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.
- 现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。
- 3. It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers.
- 讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。
- 4. You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance.
- 可以购买保险以防失业或患病。
- 5. The really heavy redundancy costs have been accounted for.
- 非常庞大的裁员开支已被列入预算。