The phrase "made redundant" is commonly used in British English to describe a situation where someone loses their job because their role is no longer necessary, not because of anything they did wrong. This usually happens when a company is downsizing, restructuring, or trying to cut costs, and certain jobs are eliminated. For example, if new technology takes over a task that used to be done by a person, that employee might be made redundant. It's a more formal or polite way of saying someone was laid off. So if someone tells you, "I was made redundant," it means their position was removed, not that they were fired for poor performance.

「made redundant」這個片語在英式英語中常用來表示「因為工作崗位被裁撤或公司縮編，而不得不離開工作」，有點像美式英語的「laid off」。它強調的是人被迫失去工作，並非因為個人表現不好，而是組織結構或人手過剩所致。例如："After the merger, over 200 employees were made redundant." 另一個例句："She was made redundant when the company moved its production overseas." 在使用時，如果你想描述「某人被裁員」，可以直接說 "He was made redundant last month." 記得不要把它誤解成主動辭職；被「made redundant」通常伴隨補償金或遣散費，也隱含了無奈的意味。