“废词”常见的英文表达可以是 “redundant words” 或 “superfluous words”。
Redundant words:侧重于表达那些重复、不必要,去掉后不会影响句子原意的词语。例如:“The new employee gave his redundant introduction again.”(这里若用“redundant words”语境可理解为介绍中有重复冗余的内容,不过原句更自然表述可能是“冗长的介绍”,但为贴近“废词”概念,此例说明“redundant”与冗余相关) 。更恰当语境:“Avoid using redundant words in your writing.”(写作中要避免使用废词。)
Superfluous words:强调超出实际需要、多余的词语。例如:“We can cut out the superfluous words to make the sentence more concise.”(我们可以删去这些废词,让句子更简洁。)