rhetorical

adjective

/rɪˈtɒrɪkl/

/rɪˈtɔːrɪkl/

(of a question问题) asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer反问的；反诘的
- ‘Don't you care what I do?’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question.“我做什么，难道你不关心吗？” 他问道，可那是个反问。
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(formal, often disapproving) (of a speech or piece of writing言语或文章) intended to influence people, but not completely honest or sincere辞藻华丽的；虚夸的；花言巧语的Topics Languagec1
(formal) connected with the art of rhetoric修辞的；修辞性的；带有修辞色彩的
- the use of rhetorical devices such as metaphor and irony诸如暗喻和反讽等修辞手法的运用
- She ended her speech with a rhetorical flourish.她以华丽的辞藻结束了演讲。
Topics Languagec1

词源late Middle English (first used in the sense ‘eloquently expressed’): via Latin from Greek rhētorikos (from rhētor ‘rhetor’) + -al.

词汇	rhetorical
释义	rhetorical adjective /rɪˈtɒrɪkl/ /rɪˈtɔːrɪkl/ (of a question问题) asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer反问的；反诘的 ‘Don't you care what I do?’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question.“我做什么，难道你不关心吗？” 他问道，可那是个反问。 Topics Languagec1 (formal, often disapproving) (of a speech or piece of writing言语或文章) intended to influence people, but not completely honest or sincere辞藻华丽的；虚夸的；花言巧语的Topics Languagec1 (formal) connected with the art of rhetoric修辞的；修辞性的；带有修辞色彩的 the use of rhetorical devices such as metaphor and irony诸如暗喻和反讽等修辞手法的运用 She ended her speech with a rhetorical flourish.她以华丽的辞藻结束了演讲。 Topics Languagec1 词源late Middle English (first used in the sense ‘eloquently expressed’): via Latin from Greek rhētorikos (from rhētor ‘rhetor’) + -al.
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