1N-UNCOUNT 花言巧语;华丽的词藻;浮夸之词 If you refer to speech or writing as rhetoric, you disapprove of it because it is intended to convince and impress people but may not be sincere or honest. 花言巧语;华丽的词藻;浮夸之词 [disapproval]
What is required is immediate action, not rhetoric.
需要的是立刻采取行动,而不是说些华而不实的空话。
The harsh rhetoric had so soured officials that the two sides were barely speaking.
激烈的言辞让官员们关系如此恶化,双方几乎不怎么说话。
2N-UNCOUNT 修辞;修辞学Rhetoric is the skill or art of using language effectively. 修辞;修辞学 [formal]
...the noble institutions of political life, such as political rhetoric, public office and public service.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + RHETORIC | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤empty, mere浮誇之詞;只是空話◇Her speech was just empty rhetoric.她的演講只是些浮誇之詞。➤fiery, inflammatory, powerful, radical激烈的/煽動性的/有力的/極端的言辭▸➤government, official, public政府言辭;官方言辭;公眾輿論➤campaign競選時的華麗辭藻▸➤nationalist, patriotic, political, revolutionary民族主義者的/愛國主義的/政治性的/革命的言辭➤religious宗教辭令VERB + RHETORIC➤adopt, employ, engage in, resort to, use使用華麗言辭◇He was prepared to use militant rhetoric in attacking his opponents.他不惜使用犀利的言辭攻擊對手。PREPOSITION➤behind the rhetoric, beneath the rhetoric在言辭的背後◇Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are tense.在冠冕堂皇的言辭背後,他和軍隊的關係實則處於緊張狀態。➤despite the rhetoric儘管有言論◇Little has changed, despite the rhetoric about reform.儘管關於改革的言辭頗為動聽,但情況基本沒什麼改變。➤rhetoric about, rhetoric on有關⋯的言辭◇official rhetoric on the virtues of large families有關大家庭優點的官方言辭