redundancy

英 [rɪ'dʌnd(ə)nsɪ] 美 [rɪ'dʌndənsi]
  • n. [计][数] 冗余(等于redundance);裁员;人浮于事

英文词源


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

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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。

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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。

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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。

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4. You can hedge against redundancy or illness with insurance.
可以购买保险以防失业或患病。

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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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