| 单词 | tautological |
| 例句 | When the choir of two-fisted tenors on the record were “proud to bear the title” Colonel Meecham entered the room slapping the swagger stick in a steady, tautological rhythm that seemed ominous, even predatory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Another: “I’m liberal, so I can’t be racist,” a tautological cry that largely misses the point. The Oscars and Race: A Stir Over Rules to Change the Academy 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z “In fact, the genre people call self-help literature sounds tautological to me; I read all literature as self-help.” In This Novel, the Stream of Consciousness Is More Like a Whirlpool 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Ultimately, though, their allure is ineffable, driving Nir to a tautological conclusion: “Because horses. Answer enough.” Birds and Horses and Eels, Oh My! New Books About Animals 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z The point of watching the film, and the only reason to see it, is the experience of watching it, which sounds tautological or something, but is just true. “Beasts of the Southern Wild”: A spectacular bayou folk tale 2012-06-29T14:00:00Z The result is an algorithmic marketplace that serves up mostly the hits, driving a cycle so self-fulfilling it’s nearly tautological: Best sellers sell the best because they are best sellers. Best Sellers Sell the Best Because They’re Best Sellers 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z He opens with a statement that is presumptive, irrelevant to the office he seeks, theologically contentious, and tritely tautological. Marco Rubio’s real disqualification: New video outlines bizarre religious faith — and he wants to govern by it 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Reality competition shows and the pop industry share the tautological belief that success justifies itself: A winner is someone who wins. ‘American Idol’ Ends With One Final Argument Over the Winner 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z There is an almost tautological absoluteness to taste; whatever you enjoy, there's a reason you enjoy it, and that reason should render your enjoyment un-guilty. I am a bartender who loves rum and Coke. Here’s why you should, too 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Not a tease, nor a boast, nor a taunt, it’s almost apologetic, an apt tagline for a star whose power is self-evident, but also blank and tautological. Music Review: ‘Britney: Piece of Me,’ Britney Spears’s Las Vegas Residency 2013-12-29T21:27:58Z One way of confirming that tautological statement is to compare “Made Possible” with another new piano, bass and drums album, credited to the Dave King Trio. New Music: New Albums From Bad Plus and the Dave King Trio 2012-09-24T21:53:19Z In an interview aboard the Governors Island ferry, the critics — Hudson, 5, and Jacqueline, 3 — proffered a slippery set of criteria, verging on the tautological. Testing New York City’s Longest Slide, on Governors Island 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z McCarthy’s peculiar ambition appears to be entirely tautological: He should have the speakership because he deserves it, not because of what he wants to do with it. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy and the price of power for its own sake 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Attempting to define this unique, curvilinear object is a tautological exercise. We need curves to take the edge off. In praise of the circular sofa 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Since those programs can go bankrupt only if Congress connives for that to happen, this is a curiously tautological mandate. Column: Social Security trustees say the U.S. is rich enough to expand, not shrink, benefits 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z “That’s almost tautological,” Weiss said, because rising prices for oil and other commodities are often some of the main reasons for inflation spikes. Prices are up everywhere with inflation. Except in my 401(k) 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Begging the question actually means posing or answering a question in a circular or tautological manner; your conclusion is foregone. What Is a Question? 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z FINA’s argument that, to its “best knowledge, the athletes competing at such international events never used,” nor required, “caps of such size and configuration” is infuriatingly tautological. Opinion | The international swimming federation just gave Black swimmers everywhere a wet slap in the face 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z In some sense, the findings are a little tautological: Expecting parents who were most motivated to be good parents were then more excited about having a three-month-old. The quest for "perfect parenting" is screwing us all 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z The tautological lesson he learned from his own rise always seemed to be this: If no one had the power to tell him no — or even bothered trying — it was a yes. Biden Says Trump Is ‘Not Who We Are.’ Do Voters Agree? 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z The formula is plain-spoken but also evasive; its tautological aspect works to push the details of the subject under discussion into the background. The Axios Interview Showed Us an Important Threshold for the President 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z And this is how blue whale has become trapped within a tautological circle of specialization: it needs to be big enough in order to eat enough to be big. Why Are Blue Whales So Gigantic? 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z “It was often described as tautological — you could explain anything with it,” Masten said in a phone interview. Oliver Williamson, Nobel-winning economist who studied organizations, dies at 87 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The New York Times story from that day was cutely tautological; after all, the term had yet to enter mainstream discourse: Humanity's 236-year path to seeing a black hole 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z That’s almost tautological, that people are going to become upset after they became aware. A Harvard Law School Professor Defends His Decision to Represent Harvey Weinstein 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Was it a tautological exercise, a heroic attempt to separate the flag from its context? Jasper Johns, American Legend 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z I asked Popper if he felt biologists are also too committed to Darwin's theory of natural selection; in the past he had suggested that the theory is tautological and thus pseudo-scientific. The Paradox of Karl Popper 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z A reality show about fame fell through on account of the tautological problem that it would not succeed unless she kept getting famous. The Big Business of Becoming Bhad Bhabie 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The truthful response is obvious and tautological: If this weren’t who we are, then it wouldn’t be happening. Opinion | Of course this is who we are. But who do we want to be? 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The answer is often tautological: The images are physically dangerous and psychologically costly to make, and therefore they must be the right images. What Does It Mean to Look at This? 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Heated, arcane, and tautological debates The fight over gun nomenclature goes far beyond Wikipedia. How gun buffs took over Wikipedia’s AR-15 page 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The science here is pretty simple, even tautological: The main reason that time seems to slow down — at least on longer, conscious time scales — is that you’ve been thinking about it. Opinion | Is Trump Warping Our Sense of Time? 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z “Boat farm” meant marina, “salad with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil” got me caprese, and “circular reasoning where you say the same thing twice” is tautological. This is what a brain injury feels like 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z There are countless claims like these, almost all of them unsubstantiated, tautological or otherwise self-serving. A Former Superagent Bets Big on a More Diverse Hollywood 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z “Boat farm” meant marina, “salad with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil” got me caprese, and “circular reasoning where you say the same thing twice” is tautological. What I learned about concussions — by having one 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z It’s like the name Yahweh, or, less grandly, Popeye’s tautological motto: “I yam what I yam.” The Unreasonable Genius of Russell Westbrook 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z How does one counter the tautological idea that every new Palestinian attack is the result of Israel not being “strong” enough? What Americans Against Trump Can Learn from the Failures of the Israeli Opposition 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z The last statement is tautological, and the dichotomy between “change” and “reaction” is a false one. How Did She Lose? 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The “core belief” of the Tea Party is the wonderfully tautological “Illegal aliens are here illegally”. Don’t understand Brexit? Try replacing Brussels with Beltway | Amana Fontanella-Khan 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Politicians often get on better with the public than with people they actually know; to label one ambitious—especially a 45-year-old junior senator running for president—is tautological. The man in the ostrich-skin boots 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Rather, to the extent that his boast can be construed as an argument, it amounts to a tautological one: Vote for me, I’m popular. Trump Ergo Trump 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z And at its core, the authors’ proposal hinges on another question so irrefutable in its logic that, with anyone but the Obama/Holder administration, it would seem to be tautological. A Modest Proposal: Prosecute JPMorgan Under RICO 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z I loved and often quoted that quote, as much for its tautological tendencies as for its meaning. Entrepreneurs: Investing Your Time Wisely 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z That’s a marketing term and something of a misnomer: a tautological way of talking about technology that’s already outpaced your eye’s ability to spot discrete pixels. iPhone 6: 8 Reasons to Buy, 6 Reasons to Wait 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z In a tautological sense, being fired means you were overpaid, not underpaid. New York Times Fires Woman Editor, Shows Women's Progress 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Subjective elements of an immunity or safe harbor, such as the requirement that the defendant act in “good faith” or “innocently,” are tautological. Want to End the Litigation Epidemic? Create Lawsuit-Free Zones 2013-04-10T18:40:29Z He argues that the kind of companies that can help the most people and solve the most intractable problems can’t help but be lucrative, that doing good while doing well isn’t just possible, it’s tautological. Social+Capital, the League of Extraordinarily Rich Gentlemen 2012-07-26T17:00:50Z A nominalist to the core, he held that definition and predication are either false or tautological. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It was objected, that this was tautological; and that it did not even go so far as the first, which set forth the official character of the deceased. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z This appears tautological, but it also seems sincere. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z The statement is, of course, tautological, the last five words being unnecessary from the mathematical standpoint, but of value at this stage of the student's progress as emphasizing the nature of the triangle. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z As New York Yankee legend and tautological zen master, Yogi Berra would say: "It's deja vu all over again." An iPhone Prototype Walks Into a Bar... 2011-09-01T20:00:00Z "Conventional women—but was not the phrase tautological?" The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z This seems intuitively obvious, even tautological—if you trace a square on the ground, well, you trace a square on the ground—but it is actually an empirical fact. What Do You Mean, the Universe Is Flat? Part II: In Which We Actually Answer the Question 2011-08-01T11:45:06.053Z A purist in language might be moved to protest that this proclamation was plainly tautological, because it is the essential quality of every novelty to be new. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z If Baron Parke’s dictum relates to relevancy in its natural sense it is not true; if it relates to relevancy in a narrow and artificial sense, as equivalent to admissible, it is tautological. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The third section of the Act of 1820 adds to that simple description of criminality certain words not at all tautological, but making other acts equivalent to the same crime. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The most obvious argument for the prototype’s eventual obsolescence is the tautological underpinning of its existence, which calls to mind the question, “How long is a piece of string?” S?vres Journal: Missing Micrograms Set a Standard on Edge 2011-02-12T19:20:21Z But he allowed all the additions of Mr. Boehm, which are generally quite tautological, and various inaccuracies in thought and expression to remain. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z The preacher was uninteresting, he was tautological; still the girl followed him. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches This is tautological; for foliage is simply leaves: but it is very convenient to speak of typical leaves, or those which serve the plant for assimilation, as foliage-leaves, or ordinary leaves. The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools How strong are his words, poured forth with such impetuosity of expression as to seem to a superficial reader to be almost tautological,—"praying with all prayer and supplication." The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation It was, however, impossible for Descartes to be content with a subjective idealism that confined all knowledge to the tautological expression of self-consciousness “I am I,” “What I perceive I perceive.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The rug dealers frequently speak of a “Persian Iran,” but as Iran is the native expression for Persia, the name is as tautological as are the dealer’s laudatory adjectives. The Oriental Rug A Monograph on Eastern Rugs and Carpets, Saddle-Bags, Mats & Pillows, with a Consideration of Kinds and Classes, Types, Borders, Figures, Dyes, Symbols, etc. Together with Some Practical Advice to Collectors. The expression sounds trite and tautological; but it needs emphasis. Seven Graded Sunday Schools A Series of Practical Papers "For only her alone" is a lamentably tautological line which requires the omission either of "only" or "alone," and the substitution of some word to carry on the flow of metre. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 "Liquid power" is even worse and more unlike; and most tautological the "virtue of power." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 The catalogue should complement the arrangement on the shelves, and not be tautological. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books You will notice that there are three overturnings, and as Scriptural language is emphatic and not superfluous or tautological, these overturnings mean something. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 All this seems tautological, vainly repetitive; but, then, repetitions are really necessary to make an impression on some people—on yourself, as a matter of detail.” Her Mother's Secret To publish them without alteration is absolutely impossible; for they are distributed in the strangest fragments through the strangest note-books, pocket-books, slips of paper and what not, and produce a most incoherent and tautological result. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Nobody that I remember criticised the tautological expression, "The progress of this army must be forward." The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 From this tautological brotherhood, through various degrees of emotional activity, you arrive at the wild doings of the fire-eaters, or followers of Mohammed-ben-Aissa. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 The critical acumen of Ireland had discovered, in the Apostles' Creed, a "tautological error," in the words, "from thence he shall come." The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II The clause ‘but for some felonious end’ is therefore to some extent tautological. Milton's Comus Extemporary harangues, immethodical and tautological at best, sometimes profane, often absurd and perplexing, never instructive, became universal. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Don�t object that this makes the matter tautological - since that is exactly what we try to do. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy My theory was a book whose pages should resemble rather an olla podrida of variety than a tautological joint of monotonous nutriment. The Bed-Book of Happiness He is likely to express himself in a tautological, careless, or even illogical fashion. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Therefore, if both budge and fur be taken literally the line is tautological. Milton's Comus The Doctor attempted to speak, but his voice was soon drowned by the Stentorian lungs and tautological verbiage of his opponent. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Stated differently: the value of above tautological theorem is that it helps us to understand what is implicit in our concepts, so that we may be more aware in observing whether these concepts apply. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy While endeavoring to retain somewhat of the quaintness and naïveté of the original, I have omitted those repetitions and tautological expressions which are so characteristic of mediaeval literature. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 There has been, for instance, a recent vogue for the extensive misuse, usually tautological misuse, of the word "complexus"—an excellent word if used rarely and for definite purposes. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Both these thoughts are lost in Mr. Sawyer's translation; and a more tame, insufficient, and tautological rendering than his could scarcely be imagined. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 But if which must needs be neuter, the world is wrong in this.—As for the latter example, it is right as it stands; and the correction is, in some sort, tautological. The Grammar of English Grammars The Folio reads, "Hath caused to belch up you"; and Mr. White says in his note, "The tautological repetition of the pronoun was a habit, almost a custom, with the Elizabethan dramatists." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 You may regard that sentence as tautological if you like; I sha'n't quarrel about it. Under the Andes The third and last proof of the existence of God proposed by the theists and called by them the metaphysical proof is nothing but a tautological construction of categories, which proves absolutely nothing. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery "It is so constructed----so as to allow the rollers to separate equally alike at both ends," observes the tautological inventor. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 20, August 13, 1870 They cannot be mere assertion of what everybody knew; neither can their repetition of similar negations be tautological. Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. The repetition of the "you" is emphatic, not tautological, and is demanded by the whole meaning of the passage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 This creed is also tautological, and, if not persecuting, which I will not discuss, certainly containing harsh and ill-conceived language. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge It was a breathless and tautological remark, but it relieved her feelings. The Wishing-Ring Man "Refinement in colour" is indeed a tautological expression, for colour, in the true sense of the word, does not exist until it is refined. The Two Paths A wretched alteration,—as feeble and tautological in effect as it is suspicious in design. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States Instead of taste, we might use the expression aesthetic sense, if this were not tautological. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature Here is our first rough list of the questions that confront the modern man—a disorderly, deficient, and tautological list, no doubt, to which any reader can add many hundred more. Without Prejudice Would not these passages rebel against such tautological and meaningless usage? The Great Doctrines of the Bible In the opinion of Schoolmaster Grimshaw, such treatment seemed almost tautological. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel Conventional women—but was not the phrase tautological? Born in Exile You mean everything when you say 'Union,' and you're quite right not to be tautological. Sandra Belloni — Complete In truth, the statement that substance is permanent, is tautological. The Critique of Pure Reason |
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