rhetoric

noun

1. 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
2. 修辞技巧；修辞
   the skill of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or entertains people

1. N-UNCOUNT 花言巧语;华丽的词藻;浮夸之词
   If you refer to speech or writing as rhetoric, 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。
2. N-UNCOUNT 修辞;修辞学
   Rhetoric is 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

1. His rhetoric sounds like the death rattle of a fading leadership.
   他的慷慨陈词听起来像是一个衰落的领导层垂死的挣扎。
2. It is highly probable that many of the Service's personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.
   很可能该部门的许多工作人员都对这种华而不实的虚夸言辞感到反感。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. Cynics argue that the EU is stronger on rhetoric than on concrete action.
   怀疑者认为，相比具体行动，欧盟更擅长夸夸而谈。
6. His fiery campaign rhetoric has kept opposition parties on their toes for months.
   他激烈的竞选言辞使反对党派一连几个月都保持警觉。
7. The chapter is mostly wordy rhetoric.
   这一章多为冗长的华丽词藻。
8. 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。
9. In this stage, the rhetoric of success replaces penetrating insight and understanding.
   在这一阶段，对成功的夸夸其谈取代了敏锐的洞察和理解。
10. 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）。
11. 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。
12. Rhetoric illusion is the bridge linking the world and the languages.
    修辞幻象是连接世界和语言的桥梁。
13. The author holds that combining rhetoric and semantics is a new way of development of modern Chinese rhetoric.
    这样把修辞和语义结合起来进行研究，是现代汉语修辞学发展的一条新路。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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”；
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. It is a continuum of developing from rhetoric metaphor, cognitive metaphor to grammatical metaphor.
    从修辞隐喻到认知隐喻再到语法隐喻，对隐喻认识的发展是一个连续体。
21. 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。
22. This article is talked about analysis and research on abnormal collocation of English words and its rhetoric effects.
    本文对英语词语的异常搭配及其修辞效果进行了分析和研究。
23. This article recounts and comments on important research methodology in the Chinese rhetoric in the20th century.
    本文对20世纪汉语修辞学与时俱进的重要研究方法作了重点描述和评论。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. The dynamic characteristic of oral communication activities determines the complexity and comprehensiveness of oral rhetoric activities.
    口语交际活动的动态性，决定了口语修辞活动的复杂性和综合性。
29. "Left" slogans and rhetoric overshadowed or diminished the power of the Party's correct slogans and views.
    左的口号、左的词句掩盖了或减弱了党的正确口号和主张的力量。
30. First, I explain the significance and limitation of Strauss's polemical rhetoric.
    首先，我会解释施特劳斯的论辩修辞术的重要性和局限性。

noun

1. study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

2. loud and confused and empty talk
   1. mere rhetoric

   Synonym:    palaverhot airempty wordsempty talk

3. high-flown style
   1. the grandiosity of his prose
   2. an excessive ornateness of language

   Synonym:    grandiositymagniloquenceornatenessgrandiloquence

4. using language effectively to please or persuade