rhetorical

英 [rɪˈtɒrɪkl]

美 [rɪˈtɔːrɪkl]

adj.  反问的; 反诘的; 辞藻华丽的; 虚夸的; 花言巧语的; 修辞的; 修辞性的; 带有修辞色彩的

复数：rhetoricals　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10258 / COCA.7493

牛津词典

adj.

• 反问的；反诘的
  asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer
  1. ‘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。
• 辞藻华丽的；虚夸的；花言巧语的
  intended to influence people, but not completely honest or sincere
• 修辞的；修辞性的；带有修辞色彩的
  connected with the art of rhetoric
  1. 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

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (问题)修辞性的，反问的，反诘的
  Arhetoricalquestion is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (语言)夸张的，词藻华丽的，修辞的
  Rhetoricallanguage is intended to be grand and impressive.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• Syntactic Iconicity: One Effective Means to Achieve Rhetorical Effects in Literature
  句法象似性：文学中取得修辞效果的有效手段
• This paper discusses rhetorical devices of English idioms.
  本文论述修辞格的英语成语。
• It is a style which I have deliberately abandoned as too rhetorical.
  这种文体风格我因为它过分藻饰华丽已经存心放弃了。
• A strong ending with a rhetorical question.
  一个有力的反问结局。
• This article discusses through examples the rhetorical characteristics of the headlines of English advertisements.
  本文运用大量实例论述了英语广告标题的修辞特点。
• 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。
• Analogy is a common rhetorical figure of speech, is an important way of stylistic rhetoric.
  比喻，是修辞学上常见的修辞格之一，是一种重要的文体修辞手法。
• Learn to use various rhetorical devices.
  学习应用英语中的修辞方法。
• The rhetorical function of Chinese words is very abundant, the affixation rhetorical function is one of them.
  汉语词语的修辞功能是较丰富的，词语的附加修辞功能只是词语的语言修辞功能的一个方面。