rhetorical

1. ADJ A rhetorical question is one that is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer. 修辞上的 (设问); 反问的

He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question. 他稍稍做了个苦相，显然并不指望对他的修辞性设问有所回答。

2. rhetoricallyADV 修辞上地 (设问); 反问地[ADV with v]

"Do these kids know how lucky they are?" Jackson asked rhetorically. “这些孩子知道他们有多幸运吗？”杰克逊反问道。

3. ADJ Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive. 词藻华丽的; 修辞性的 (语言)[正式]

These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role. 这些争论可能已被用作支持联合国角色永存的一种修辞手段。

4. rhetoricallyADV 词藻华丽地; (语言) 修辞性地

Suddenly, the narrator speaks in his most rhetorically elevated mode. 突然，讲述者以其最华丽的措辞方式讲起来。