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

• 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。
• 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。
• As a matter of fact, there exists an interactive relationship between rhetoric and context.
  其实，修辞和语境之间存在一种互动的关系。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• The pun is one which of rhetoric methods in the English to Chinese two languages uses frequently.
  双关语是英汉两种语言中经常用到的修辞手段之一。
• In the criticism of literary rhetoric, The West emphasizes "persuasion" while China "display";
  在对文学的修辞批评方面，西方多强调“说服”，而中国更注重“表现”；
• It symbolizes interest in deeds rather than verbal eloquence and rhetoric.
  它象征着对实干的兴趣，而非对口头善辩与花言巧语的关注。
• For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears.
  多少年来，报纸上，广播里，舞台上，会场上的声嘶力竭，装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。