rhetorical /rɪˈtorɪkəl/ adjective Learner's definition of RHETORICAL
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: of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people修辞（学）的；与修辞（学）有关的 2
of a question : asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer修辞性疑问的；反问的；反诘的 -
“Should we be leaving soon?” “Is that a rhetorical question?” [=is that a question you're asking as a way to say that we should be leaving soon?]“我们应该马上离开吗？”“这是一个反问句吗？”
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My question was rhetorical. I wasn't really expecting an answer.我的问题是反问。我没真的期望回答。
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/rɪˈtorɪkli/ adverb