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rhetorical

英 [rɪ'tɒrɪk(ə)l] 美[rɪ'tɔrɪkl]
  • adj. 修辞的;修辞学的;夸张的

英英释意


1. of or relating to rhetoric;
"accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White
"the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
2. concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking;
"a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"