rhetoric

英 [ˈretərɪk]

美 [ˈretərɪk]

n.  华而不实的言语; 花言巧语; 修辞技巧; 修辞

复数：rhetorics　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5706 / COCA.3713

牛津词典

noun

• 华而不实的言语；花言巧语
  speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere
  1. the rhetoric of political slogans
     政治口号的虚华辞藻
  2. empty rhetoric
     空洞的花言巧语
• 修辞技巧；修辞
  the skill of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or entertains people

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 花言巧语;华丽的词藻;浮夸之词
  If you refer to speech or writing asrhetoric, you disapprove of it because it is intended to convince and impress people but may not be sincere or honest.
  1. What is required is immediate action, not rhetoric...
     需要的是立刻采取行动，而不是说些华而不实的空话。
  2. The harsh rhetoric had so soured officials that the two sides were barely speaking.
     激烈的言辞让官员们关系如此恶化，双方几乎不怎么说话。
• N-UNCOUNT 修辞;修辞学
  Rhetoricis the skill or art of using language effectively.
  1. ...the noble institutions of political life, such as political rhetoric, public office and public service.
     政治生活中高尚的惯例，如政治雄辩术、公职和公共服务

英英释义

noun

• study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
• loud and confused and empty talk
  1. mere rhetoric
  Synonym:palaverhot airempty wordsempty talk
• high-flown style
  1. the grandiosity of his prose
  2. an excessive ornateness of language
  Synonym:grandiositymagniloquenceornatenessgrandiloquence
• using language effectively to please or persuade

双语例句

• I was struck not by the skillful rhetoric it used, but the sense of estrangement it brought along.
  我被这句话深深触动了，并不仅因为它所使用的修辞法，而是因为它所引起的一种疏离感。
• This Article from the word meaning rhetoric aspect of advertising English language body are analyzed.
  本文从词义修辞的方面对广告英语语体进行了归纳分析。
• The rhetoric of science is affected by postmodernism.
  科学修辞学理论受到了后现代主义的影响。
• Therefore, using Chinese rhetoric and phrase plays an important role in advertizing industry.
  因此汉语修辞和短语等技巧的运用就对广告业起着非常重要的作用。
• Form the angle of rhetoric, the methods mainly have metaphor, exaggeration and so on.
  从修辞角度看，成语中数词的修辞方式主要有比喻、夸张、惜代、反复等类型。
• The harsh rhetoric had so soured officials that the two sides were barely speaking.
  激烈的言辞让官员们关系如此恶化，双方几乎不怎么说话。
• His answer exposes the gap between the rhetoric and the reality of integration.
  他的回答暴露了融合的华丽言辞与现实之间的鸿沟。
• But Obama still runs a risk: that his overworked rhetoric loses its power and boomerangs on him.
  但是奥巴马任然冒了风险，那是他强有力的言辞在他身上失去了它的力量和（自食其果）。
• What is required is immediate action, not rhetoric
  需要的是立刻采取行动，而不是说些华而不实的空话。
• This paper make a Linguistics study on it from its phonetic, words, character and rhetoric.
  本文对客家山歌作语言学角度的研究，分别从语音、用词、用字、修辞几个角度进行。