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rhetorical adj.修辞的；修辞学的；词藻华丽的 (1) 该作者显示出非常出色的修辞技巧。(2) 双关是广告中常见的一种修辞手段。(3) 去掉他演讲中华丽的词藻,你会发现其中没什么实在内容。 Rhetoric is the art of written or spoken communication. If you went to school a hundred years ago, your English class would have been called Rhetoric. But nowadays if we say something is rhetorical, we usually mean that it’s only good for talking. If you speak beautifully about carpentry but can’t ever actually build a cabinet, we might say you have lots of rhetorical flare, but very little real skill.

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英 [rɪ'tɒrɪkl] 美 [rɪ'tɔːrɪkl] (1) The writer showed great rhetorical skill.(2) Punning is a common rhetorical devices used in ads.(3) Tear off the rhetorical topdressing from his speech and you find there's very little solid content. If you ask a rhetorical question it means you don’t necessarily expect an answer, but you do want an occasion to talk about something. 1[ADJ 形容词](问题)修辞性的，反问的，反诘的 A rhetorical question is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer.   [usu ADJ n]He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question...他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。He made no answer to the Commandante's question, which had been rhetorical in any case.他没有回答司令官的问题，反正司令官只是反问一下。rhetorically'Do these kids know how lucky they are?' Jackson asked rhetorically.“这些孩子知道他们有多幸运吗？”杰克逊反问道。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](语言)夸张的，词藻华丽的，修辞的 Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive.   [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role.这些论据或许是用来作为一种修辞手段来论证联合国将发挥长久的作用。rhetoricallySuddenly, the narrator speaks in his most rhetorically elevated mode.突然，解说员开始用高昂煽情的语调解说起来。

英语单词	rhetorical
英美音标	英 [rɪ'tɒrɪkl] 美 [rɪ'tɔːrɪkl]
中文释义	adj.修辞的；修辞学的；词藻华丽的
英语例句	(1) The writer showed great rhetorical skill. (2) Punning is a common rhetorical devices used in ads. (3) Tear off the rhetorical topdressing from his speech and you find there's very little solid content.
中文例句	(1) 该作者显示出非常出色的修辞技巧。 (2) 双关是广告中常见的一种修辞手段。 (3) 去掉他演讲中华丽的词藻,你会发现其中没什么实在内容。
vocabulary简明	If you ask a rhetorical question it means you don’t necessarily expect an answer, but you do want an occasion to talk about something.
vocabulary扩展	Rhetoric is the art of written or spoken communication. If you went to school a hundred years ago, your English class would have been called Rhetoric. But nowadays if we say something is rhetorical, we usually mean that it’s only good for talking. If you speak beautifully about carpentry but can’t ever actually build a cabinet, we might say you have lots of rhetorical flare, but very little real skill.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词](问题)修辞性的，反问的，反诘的 A rhetorical question is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer. [usu ADJ n] He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question... 他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。 He made no answer to the Commandante's question, which had been rhetorical in any case. 他没有回答司令官的问题，反正司令官只是反问一下。 rhetorically 'Do these kids know how lucky they are?' Jackson asked rhetorically. “这些孩子知道他们有多幸运吗？”杰克逊反问道。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](语言)夸张的，词藻华丽的，修辞的 Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role. 这些论据或许是用来作为一种修辞手段来论证联合国将发挥长久的作用。 rhetorically Suddenly, the narrator speaks in his most rhetorically elevated mode. 突然，解说员开始用高昂煽情的语调解说起来。

Rhetorical Skill Question Rhetoric Asked [Usu Adj N