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Rhetoric is the art of using language to persuade people — how something is said, not just what is said. It's often used a little negatively today, to describe speech (especially political speech) that sounds impressive or convincing but might not have much real meaning or truth behind it — "empty rhetoric."
修辭；空話、口號式言論
組成From Greek "rhetorike," related to "rhetor," meaning "public speaker."
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
rhetoricnoun詞源 1/ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/
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The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
- Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.
- “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.
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derogatoryMeaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
- It’s only so much rhetoric.
rhetoricadj詞源 2/ɹɪˈtɒɹɪk/
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Synonym of rhetorical.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。