英语词汇“rhetoric”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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The media almost never discuss what the sweeping dismantling of public services inherent in the rhetoric of the antigovernment movement would mean in practice.

E. J. Dionne, Jr., Commonweal, 20 Nov. 2009 What they are in reality are the romantic words of a man who needs glorious rhetoric to cover up murderous reality.

Pete Hamill, Cosmopolitan, April 1976 No speech could have been more thoroughly honest in its intention: the frigid rhetoric at the end was as sincere as the bark of a dog, or the cawing of an amorous rook.

George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1872 Otherwise he might have been a great general, blowing up all sorts of towns, or he might have been a great politician, dealing in all sorts of parliamentary rhetoric; but as it was, he and the Court of Chancery had fallen upon each other in the pleasantest way, and nobody was much the worse …

Charles Dickens, Bleak House, 1852-53 a college course in rhetoric the mayor's promise to fight drugs was just rhetoric, since there was no money in the city budget for a drug program See More

Recent Examples on the Web Hsu is an intellectual slacker who studies rhetoric and political science, but is outwardly bored by most everything, a creator of Zines and a cultivator of misfit friends.

Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 On the campaign trail, the left’s proposals – including a minimum salary, limiting short-term jobs, and moving toward renewable energy sources – are often drowned out by right-wing rhetoric and tactics.

Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2022 The official said that Biden would acknowledge the importance of political disagreements in a country as diverse as the U.S., but aim to draw a line at rhetoric and actions that call into question the health of the country’s democracy.

Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 The official said that Biden would acknowledge the importance of political disagreements in a country as diverse as the U.S., but aim to draw a line at rhetoric and actions that call into question the health of the country’s democracy.

Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 But in March 2020, the Wing’s employees came forward, describing a drastic disconnect between the pro-women rhetoric that was touted publicly and the treatment of employees behind the scenes.

Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 All of that scans quite neatly onto the rhetoric and atmospherics of modern-day Republicanism, as Katz himself lays out in his essay.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Al-Sadr’s nationalist rhetoric and reform agenda resonate powerfully with his supporters, who largely hail from Iraq’s poorest sectors of society and were historically shut out of the political system under Saddam.

Samya Kullab, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Al-Sadr’a nationalist rhetoric and reform agenda resonates powerfully with his supporters, who largely hail from Iraq’s poorest sectors of society and were historically been shut out from the political system under Saddam.

Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	rhetoric
释义	rhetoric noun rhet·o·ric ˈre-tə-rik 1 : the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as a : the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times b : the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion 2 a : skill in the effective use of speech b : a type or mode of language or speech also : insincere or grandiloquent language 3 : verbal communication : discourse Synonyms bombast fustian gas grandiloquence hot air oratory verbiage wind See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The media almost never discuss what the sweeping dismantling of public services inherent in the rhetoric of the antigovernment movement would mean in practice. E. J. Dionne, Jr., Commonweal, 20 Nov. 2009 What they are in reality are the romantic words of a man who needs glorious rhetoric to cover up murderous reality. Pete Hamill, Cosmopolitan, April 1976 No speech could have been more thoroughly honest in its intention: the frigid rhetoric at the end was as sincere as the bark of a dog, or the cawing of an amorous rook. George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1872 Otherwise he might have been a great general, blowing up all sorts of towns, or he might have been a great politician, dealing in all sorts of parliamentary rhetoric; but as it was, he and the Court of Chancery had fallen upon each other in the pleasantest way, and nobody was much the worse … Charles Dickens, Bleak House, 1852-53 a college course in rhetoric the mayor's promise to fight drugs was just rhetoric, since there was no money in the city budget for a drug program See More Recent Examples on the Web Hsu is an intellectual slacker who studies rhetoric and political science, but is outwardly bored by most everything, a creator of Zines and a cultivator of misfit friends. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022 On the campaign trail, the left’s proposals – including a minimum salary, limiting short-term jobs, and moving toward renewable energy sources – are often drowned out by right-wing rhetoric and tactics. Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2022 The official said that Biden would acknowledge the importance of political disagreements in a country as diverse as the U.S., but aim to draw a line at rhetoric and actions that call into question the health of the country’s democracy. Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 The official said that Biden would acknowledge the importance of political disagreements in a country as diverse as the U.S., but aim to draw a line at rhetoric and actions that call into question the health of the country’s democracy. Zeke Miller And Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 But in March 2020, the Wing’s employees came forward, describing a drastic disconnect between the pro-women rhetoric that was touted publicly and the treatment of employees behind the scenes. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 All of that scans quite neatly onto the rhetoric and atmospherics of modern-day Republicanism, as Katz himself lays out in his essay. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Al-Sadr’s nationalist rhetoric and reform agenda resonate powerfully with his supporters, who largely hail from Iraq’s poorest sectors of society and were historically shut out of the political system under Saddam. Samya Kullab, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Al-Sadr’a nationalist rhetoric and reform agenda resonates powerfully with his supporters, who largely hail from Iraq’s poorest sectors of society and were historically been shut out from the political system under Saddam. Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English rethorik, from Anglo-French rethorique, from Latin rhetorica, from Greek rhētorikē, literally, art of oratory, from feminine of rhētorikos of an orator, from rhētōr orator, rhetorician, from eirein to say, speak — more at word First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 rhetoric noun 1 as in nonsense language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the mayor's promise to fight drugs was just rhetoric, since there was no money in the city budget for a drug program Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance nonsense wind jazz oratory gas bombast fustian grandiloquence verbiage claptrap hot air hogwash pretension jabberwocky gibberish drivel grandiosity pomposity verbosity loftiness wordiness garrulity humbug garrulousness floweriness verboseness pretentiousness moonshine windiness affectedness 2 as in poetry the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way great leaders have often been masters of rhetoric, which they have used for both good and ill Synonyms & Similar Words poetry articulateness eloquence expression expressiveness emotion articulacy power oratory persuasiveness declamation persuasion gift of gab elocution fervor intensity cogency forcefulness vehemence passion meaningfulness fervency warmth heat ardor fervidness force Antonyms & Near Antonyms inarticulateness
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