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redundancy的意思

redundancy

英 [r'dnd()ns] 美 [r'dndnsi]

n. [计][数] 冗余（等于redundance）；裁员；人浮于事

redundancy

英文词源

redundancy (n.): c. 1600; see redundant + -ancy. Sense in employment is from 1931, chiefly British.

双语例句

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。

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