オオム返し
English translation: parroted reply (to)
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| 5 | Mechanically repeated |
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| 3 +1 | parroted reply (to) |
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| 2 | hackneyed, unimaginitive, unoriginal, cliche, rehash |
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peer agreement (net): +1| オオム返し parroted reply (to) Explanation: parroted reply (to); オオムの英語parrotをそのまま使えると思いますが、どうでしょうか。 The solution we got is a parroted reply to our comments. |
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Mechanically repeated Explanation: 対策がオオム返しになっている。 Mechanically repeated (as a countermeasure). |
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| オオム返し hackneyed, unimaginitive, unoriginal, cliche, rehash Explanation: I guess the Japanese term has the meaning of an unoriginal response, meaning that the solution is just a poor copy or re-utlization of an existing one. . The terms I listed are synomyms for this. Particularly, "rehash" means a simple 再利用 of some existing work without attempts to 'fit' with the current situation. |
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