[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]花言巧语；华丽的词藻；浮夸之词 If you refer to speech or writing as rhetoric, you disapprove of it because it is intended to convince and impress people but may not be sincere or honest.
[disapproval]
What is required is immediate action, not rhetoric...
需要的是立刻采取行动，而不是说些华而不实的空话。
The harsh rhetoric had so soured officials that the two sides were barely speaking.
激烈的言辞让官员们关系如此恶化，双方几乎不怎么说话。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]修辞；修辞学Rhetoric is the skill or art of using language effectively.
[FORMAL 正式]
...the noble institutions of political life, such as political rhetoric, public office and public service.
政治生活中高尚的惯例，如政治雄辩术、公职和公共服务
Oxford
rhet·oric/ˈretərɪk; NAmEˈretərɪk/noun[uncountable ]1( formal,often disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere 华而不实的言语；花言巧语◆the rhetoric of political slogans政治口号的虚华辞藻◆empty rhetoric空洞的花言巧语2( formal) the skill of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or entertains people 修辞技巧；修辞SYN
1language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but is not actually sincere or useful: The speech was dismissed by some people as merely political rhetoric.rhetoric of the rhetoric of socialism2the art of speaking or writing to persuade or influence people
WDF
rhetoric
[ˈretərɪk]
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修辞(77%)，修辞学(22%)，华丽虚饰的语言(1%)
n.修辞，修辞学；华丽的词藻
adj.花言巧语的
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