redundancy /rɪˈdʌndənsi/ n.[u] 冗余；过剩；失业：Redundancy notices have been sent to 200 workers. 200 名工人接到了裁员通知。The threat of redundancy was suddenly removed.裁员的威胁顿时消除了。
redundant /riˈdʌndənt/ adj. 1.(因人员过剩而)被解雇的: To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant. 为了让公司能够运转，一半劳力将被解雇。 2. 多余的，过剩的: redundant words 多余的词句；redundant population过剩的人口
