rhetoric

noun

/ˈretərɪk/

[uncountable]

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(formal, often disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere
- the rhetoric of political slogans
- Her speech was just empty rhetoric.
- His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition.
Extra Examples
- Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are tense.
- He was prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents.
- Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform.
- official rhetoric on the virtues of large families
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- empty
- mere
- fiery
- …
verb + rhetoric
- adopt
- employ
- engage in
- …
preposition
- behind the rhetoric
- beneath the rhetoric
- despite the rhetoric
- …
See full entry
(formal) the art of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or entertains people synonym eloquence, oratory

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rethorique, via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of rhetoric’, from rhētōr ‘rhetor’.

单词	rhetoric
释义	rhetoric noun /ˈretərɪk/ /ˈretərɪk/ [uncountable] jump to other results (formal, often disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere the rhetoric of political slogans Her speech was just empty rhetoric. His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition. Extra Examples Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are tense. He was prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents. Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform. official rhetoric on the virtues of large families Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective empty mere fiery … verb + rhetoric adopt employ engage in … preposition behind the rhetoric beneath the rhetoric despite the rhetoric … See full entry (formal) the art of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or entertains people synonym eloquence, oratory Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rethorique, via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of rhetoric’, from rhētōr ‘rhetor’.
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