rhetorical

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a. 修辞学的, 符合修辞学的, 修辞的

发音

UK /ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/
UK /ɹəˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/
AU
US /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/
US /ɹəˈtɔɹɪkəl/

词形变化

rhetoricals 复数 rhetoricals

教材释义与例句

形容词

修辞的；修辞学的；夸张的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A study or exercise in rhetoric.

    过时 教育
adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.

    A rhetorical question is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.

  2. 2.

    Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

unrhetorical

近义相关 10

large tall purple forensic poetic flowery ornate stylistic bombastic declamatory

参见 4

fancy formal figurative nonliteral

相关短语

rhetorical question 修辞性疑问 rhetorical induction rhetorical mode rhetorical questions rhetorical device [网络] 修辞手法；修辞手段题型；修辞格 rhetorical devices rhetorical modes

词源

From Middle English rethorycal, rethoricalle, rethorycall, from rethorik, rhetoric (noun) or Latin rēthoricus, rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speaking”). By surface analysis, rhetoric + -al.

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