In many countries politicians'fealty to open markets is already more rhetorical than real.

a rhetorically structured essay

讲究修辞结构的文章

a speech full of rhetorical phrases

充满华丽辞藻的演讲

These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role.

这些论据或许是用来作为一种修辞手段来论证联合国将发挥长久的作用。

‘Do you think I'm stupid? ’ she asked rhetorically.

“你以为我是傻瓜？”她反问道。

Let every reader lay as much of the royal rhetorical as he finds to his taste.

就让每一位读者描绘适合自己品味的修辞吧.

Tear off the rhetorical topdressing from his speech and you find there's very little solid content.

去掉他演讲中华丽的辞藻,你会发现其中没什么实在内容.

The healing power of art is not a rhetorical fantasy.

艺术的治愈力量并非夸大其词的幻想.

I'm sorry, I did not reply because I thought it was a rhetorical question!

对不起, 当时我没有回答,因为我认为这是个无需回答的问题!

The traditional rhetoricians viewed metaphor as decorative in nature and independent of human cognition.

古典传统修辞学家认为隐喻的本质是修饰性的,并且是独立于人类认知系统之外的.

Metaphor has long been the interest of scholars as a wonderful rhetorical method.

直至上世纪七、八十年代,隐喻一直作为一种修辞格吸引学者们的注意.

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

他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。

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.