rhet·o·ric
noun/ˈretərɪk/
/ˈretərɪk/
[uncountable]- (formal, often disapproving) speech or writing that is intended to influence people, but that is not completely honest or sincere
华而不实的言语；花言巧语 - the rhetoric of political slogans
政治口号的虚华辞藻 - Her speech was just empty rhetoric.
她的演讲只是些浮夸之词。 - His speech was dismissed as mere rhetoric by the opposition.
他的讲话被反对派斥为纯粹的言辞。
Extra Examples- Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are tense.
在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系实则处于紧张状态。 - He was prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents.
他不惜使用犀利的言辞攻击对手。 - Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform.
尽管关于改革的言辞颇为动听，但情况基本没什么改变。 - official rhetoric on the virtues of large families
有关大家庭优点的官方言辞
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- mere
- fiery
- …
- adopt
- employ
- engage in
- …
- behind the rhetoric
- beneath the rhetoric
- despite the rhetoric
- …
- the rhetoric of political slogans
- (formal) the art of using language in speech or writing in a special way that influences or entertains people
修辞技巧；修辞
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rethorique, via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of rhetoric’, from rhētōr ‘rhetor’.