
好词典

源自拉丁语 'redundantia'(过剩),由 're-'(再次)和 'undare'(溢出)组成,17世纪进入英语。
❶ 指因人员过多或职位重复而被裁减的情况,通常发生在公司重组或经济不景气时。
“The company announced 200 redundancies due to financial difficulties.”
(由于财务困难,公司宣布裁员200人。)
“Many workers faced redundancies after the factory closure.”
(工厂关闭后,许多工人面临被裁员的处境。)
❶ 指系统中多余的组件或备份,用于提高可靠性或防止故障。
“The server has built-in redundancies to prevent data loss.”
(服务器内置冗余设计以防止数据丢失。)
“Engineers added redundancies to the aircraft's control system.”
(工程师为飞机的控制系统增加了冗余备份。)
make redundancies — 指公司或组织进行裁员,通常由于经济原因或结构调整。
“The company had to make redundancies to cut costs.”
(公司不得不裁员以削减成本。)
redundancy pay — 指员工被裁员时获得的一次性补偿金,通常根据工作年限计算。
“He used his redundancy pay to start a small business.”
(他用裁员补偿金开了一家小公司。)