| 单词 | rhetoric | 
| 释义 | rhetoricnoun  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   rhetoric noun1 as in nonsenselanguage 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 
 2 as in poetrythe 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 
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