He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question...

Accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested.

接受了我所建议的两三个措辞和修辞修改.

the use of rhetorical devices such as metaphor and irony

诸如暗喻和反讽等修辞手法的运用

This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God.

这是一个修辞性的问句, 暗示无人能象上帝一样.

‘Don't you care what I do? ’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question .

“我做什么，难道你不关心吗？”他问道，可那是个反问。

But a rhetorical reading cannot guarantee authority over interpretations.

但是修辞性阅读并不能保证阐释的权威性.

It is closely related to the rhetorical context.

它的生发与语言修辞赖以生存的语境紧密相连.

He made no answer to the Commandante's question, which had been rhetorical in any case.

他没有回答司令官的问题，反正司令官只是反问一下。

When push comes to shove, these rhetorical nuances are of little account.

到了紧要关头, 这些言辞上的细微差别并没有什么意义.

It can express special meaning and get effective rhetorical result.

但在日常生活、学作品和外交辞令中,又常常需要使用一些模糊性的词语,去表达一些特殊的语义,以收到特殊的修辞效果.

That's not a rhetorical question.

这并不是一个讽刺的问题.

The linguistic context directly influences the effect of rhetorical communication.

对语境的正确认知直接影响着修辞交际的效果.

Metaphor is traditionally as a particular rhetorical device.

隐喻历来被看作是一种特殊的修辞手段.

Hyperbole is a very common rhetorical device which is widely used both in English and Chinese.

摘要夸张是英汉语中非常常见的一种修辞手法.

English uses word order a worthy substitute for affixes instead of a rhetorical device in Latin.

英语用词序作为词缀的有效替代物,不像拉丁语用词序作为修饰的手段.

It was just a rhetorical question.

只是个反问不需要回答的.

Rhetorically, his speech was excellent.

从修辞学上来说, 他的讲演很出色.

These poems particularized about the South with not enough precision, and generalized a little too rhetorically.

这些诗把南方写得不够确实, 而且有一点过于雕琢.

Rhetorically, Mr Murdoch hit all the right notes.

默多克先生说起话来头头是道.

How does this introduction function rhetorically?

这样的导言在修辞学上起什麽作用?

Sir Leon asked rhetorically whether these changes could continue and be sustained.

里昂爵士在发言中为取得修辞效果问题:这些变化是否能继续保持下去?