Yet the historian who in retrospect speaks of inevitability is not indulging in a pleonasm.

可是，历史家回想过去而说出「不可避免」，他不是溺爱于使用这句废话。

If you were invited to an academic conference or were trying to impress a potential employer, a bit of pleonasm couldn't hurt.

假如你被邀请到一个学术讲座或试图给潜在的雇主留下深刻的印象，一点点的赘言无伤大雅。