diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/backward.py b/python/paddle/fluid/backward.py
index 71a1653cf4d39cf71167116260d541fcb065e425..e7a065599ec034039442449ea20e1fcd02c44f8d 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/backward.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/backward.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def _append_grad_suffix_(name):
 def _addup_repetitive_outputs_(op_descs):
     """
     In backward part, an variable may be the output of more than one ops.
-    In this case, the variable should be the accumulation of all the outputs.
+    And one op may yield its multiple outputs to the same variable.
+    In these cases, the variable should be the accumulation of all the outputs.
     `sum_op`s are added to implement the accumulate.
     """
     pending_sum_ops = []