rhetorical
美 [rɪˈtɔrɪk(ə)l] 
英 [rɪˈtɒrɪk(ə)l]
- adj.反问的；反诘的；辞藻华丽的；虚夸的
- 网络修辞的；修辞学的；带修辞色彩的
同义词
英汉双解
1. | 反问的；反诘的asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer |
| ‘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。 |
2. | 辞藻华丽的；虚夸的；花言巧语的intended to influence people, but not completely honest or sincere |
3. | 修辞的；修辞性的；带有修辞色彩的connected with the art of rhetoric |
| 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 |
英汉解释
adj. | 1. (符合)修辞学的,修辞上的;华丽的,夸张的(文风) |
英英解释
例句
A question to which no answer is expected, often used for rhetorical effect.
反问：一种无需回答的问题，常为说服效果而使用。
(That's not quite true, of course, but politics often involves a bit of sophistry and rhetorical sleight-of-hand).
（这并不全是事实。当然，政治通常包括一点诡辩和修辞技巧）。
There was a time, in the first years of this century, when I had more florid and rhetorical ambitions.
我也有过一段时间，基本是这个世纪的头几年，很是喜爱浮夸地堆砌辞藻。
It's an attempt to remind people that there is something there, even if it is now quite empty, shallow and rhetorical.
其目的就在于提醒人民，的的确确是有某种东西存在着，哪怕现在相当地空洞、肤浅并且华而不实也无所谓。
During confirmation hearings last month, Sotomayor said the statement was a "rhetorical flourish that fell flat. "
在上个月听证会期间，索托马约尔表示，那段发言是一个“失败的夸张动作”。
Let every reader lay on as much of the royal rhetorical colour as he finds to his taste.
让每一位读者按照他自己的品味去尽量填加修辞的色彩吧。
His florid rhetorical style was typical of the era, and that speech is all but forgotten.
这种辞藻丰富、修辞热烈的风格是那个时代的典型代表，但那篇演讲却只能被人遗忘。
In rhetorical terms, he might even hark back to his uncle with a new choice: "Karamanlis or chaos. "
在修辞方面，他学习他的叔叔给了人民另一个选择“卡拉曼利斯或混乱”。
Fortunately, at the rhetorical level, the leaders seem to understand that they must hang together or hang separately.
幸运的是，与会的领导人至少在口头上表现出，他们理解必须团结一致，否则就只能是大家自取灭亡。
Finally, about that narrative: It's instructive to compare Mr. Obama's rhetorical stance on the economy with that of Ronald Reagan.
最后，比较里根总统和奥巴马总统在经济上的立场是有益的。
Stone then lauded him with a rhetorical question: "Where would Russia be if it weren't reaping the benefits of a free democracy? "
接着，莎朗•斯通问了他一个问题以示对他表示称赞：“如果俄罗斯未能走上自由民主之路，它将何去何从？”
Whatever rhetorical device you choose, use it to reinforce your message, not to be cute or to show off.
无论哪种修辞手法，它只是用来强化信息，而非卖弄或炫耀。
The transactional nature of communication, with multiple and simultaneous rhetorical processes, results in the Transactional Process Model.
通讯事务的性质，多重及同步的修辞过程，在交易的过程模型结果。
Bitzer s rhetorical situation theory is still the most authoritative and most explicit explication of the concept of rhetorical situation.
比彻的修辞形势理论对修辞形势这一概念作了清晰的表述。
Oxymoron: A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.
矛盾修饰法，一种把互相矛盾或不调和的词合在一起的修辞手法，如震耳欲聋的沉默和悲伤的乐观。
It will be a great achievement of linguistics if such a new rhetorical system can be established and extended.
如果王希杰先生的这一修辞学新体系得以建立并且加以推广，那应该是语言学的重大收获。
Like North Korea, it has borne isolation and rhetorical hostility from the West by cosying up to the neighbours, notably China.
像北朝鲜一样，它通过讨好它的邻居，特别是北京，忍受住了西方的孤立和敌意。
Meanwhile, it points out, from a rhetorical angle, that deliberately applying the change of the word order will create unique rhetor. . .
同时从修辞的角度，指出有意识地运用语序变化，可以造成独特巧妙的修辞效果。
If you were yelling out loud to your screen, it was really more of a rhetorical question.
如果你对着显示器大喊大叫，那就有问题了。
China's leadership has begun to give such problems at least rhetorical attention.
中国领导层已开始对此类问题至少予以口头上的关注。
Perhaps, however, Mr MacAskill's moralising is merely rhetorical chaff, thrown up to disguise the realpolitik that lay behind the release.
但是，迈克阿斯克尔先生的布道或许仅仅是仓促间为掩饰背后的现实政治而做的官样文章。
Both speeches struck the same rhetorical chord: that Dole is no ditherer but decisive, muscular leader who will stand up to foreign foes.
这两个演说采用同一种修辞语调：多尔不是不知所措的人，而是果决、强硬的领袖，敢于对抗外敌。
He said, 'Where's Daddy gone? On holiday? ' It was a rhetorical question and it broke my heart.
“他说，我爸爸去哪里了，度假去了吗？”那是个难以解答的令我心碎的问题。
People don't ask me that rhetorical question any more because India's economic growth is quite high now.
现在，因为印度的经济增长很快了，所以，人们不再问我这种修辞学上的问题了。
She learned through rote memory that the rhetorical "just a minute" doesn't mean a literal 60 seconds.
她死记硬背来学习一些东西，比如人们常说的“等我一分钟”并不意味着精确的60秒钟。
During the initial years of the campaign, the central rhetorical question was "Mandarin or dialect? "
在最初的十年，反问是华语中心或方言吗？。
When the meaning of a statement cannot be established through an analysis of its grammar we call it rhetorical.
当一段陈述的意义不能通过语法分析建立起来的时候，我们就称之为修辞性的。
Some say that Iran's threats against Israel are merely rhetorical and that its quest for a bomb is based primarily on a fear of America.
很多人认为，伊朗针对以色列的威胁仅仅是虚张声势，而且伊朗之所以寻求核武器主要是出于对美国的恐惧。
The main combatants, the US and China, continued to exchange rhetorical salvos.
主要交战方——美国与中国——继续在汇率问题上打口水仗。
No wonder the employment of rhetorical devices in Hong Lou Meng is said to have reached the summit of the Chinese literature.
难怪有人称《红楼梦》中修辞格的使用达到了中国文学的巅峰。
It helps to understand how language in political speech supplies rhetorical motive and the human being further.
这有助于理解政治演说如何展示修辞动机，进而从更深一层意义上认识人类本身。
Intensive reading, writing, and discussion forced me to absorb and master new vocabulary and rhetorical tactics at a rapid pace.
大量的阅读、写作与讨论使我迅速地吸收并掌握了新的词汇与修辞技巧。
This is a bit of a rhetorical question.
这是一个带点修辞意味的问题。
Metaphor in traditional theories is taken only as a rhetorical device, or a figure of speech, which is only a matter of language.
传统隐喻理论认为，隐喻仅仅是个语言问题，是一种修辞方法。
Specific heuristic teaching techniques contain questioning, rhetorical question, inquiring, contrasting, discussing and debating techniques.
提问启发式、反诘启发式、追问启发式、对比启发式、讨论、辩论式是启发式教学的常用教学方法。
Jesus asked the rhetorical question: did you go to the wilderness to see a reed shaken by the wind?
耶稣向人群发出反问：你们去旷野是要看风吹动的芦苇吗？
Punning is one of the most common rhetorical devices used in news headlines.
双关语是英文标题中一种较为常见的修辞手段。
So far the only fire-power on display at MBA classes hosted by Mr Roberts has been rhetorical.
目前，在罗伯茨的MBA课堂上，唯一的火力来自于他的言辞。
Significant correlation is found in the abilities of understanding rhetorical question and of using rhetorical question.
学生对反问句的理解能力和运用能力存在显著相关。
But before politicians unleash rhetorical hell on the financial sector and devise new taxes, they ought to think twice.
但是在政治家们斥责金融业并试图设计新的税收之前，他们得三思而后行。
