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单词 rhetorical question
释义
rhetorical question
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˌtɒr.ɪ.kəl ˈkwes.tʃən/us
/rɪˌtɔːr.ɪ.kəl ˈkwes.tʃən/
aquestion,askedinorderto make astatement, that does notexpectananswer:
修辞性疑问（句）；反问句
"Why do these things alwayshappento me?" is arhetoricalquestion.“这种事情为什么老发生在我身上？”是个修辞性疑问句。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Questioning people & asking questions in general
  • ask aftersomeone
  • ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • besomeone'sfor the askingidiom
  • beat
  • beatsomethingout ofsomeone
  • bombard
  • cross-examine
  • doorstep
  • enquire
  • inquire withinidiom
  • interviewer
  • pin
  • putsomeonetosomethingidiom
  • Q, q
  • reinterview
  • resurvey
  • retest
  • roll
  • survey
  • the third degreeidiom
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(Definition ofrhetorical questionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rhetorical question| American Dictionary

rhetorical question
noun[C]
us
/rɪˈtɔr·ɪ·kəl ˈkwes·tʃən,-ˈtɑr-/
astatementmade in theformof a question with noexpectationof ananswer
(Definition ofrhetorical questionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrhetorical question

rhetorical question
The lines seem to answer yes, but only in the form of arhetoricalquestion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They ask therhetoricalquestionof whether silence on such arrangements in other reports indicates the absence of relevant expertise or problems.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As medical educators, we are obligated to provide our students with constructive answers to thatrhetoricalquestion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But the interesting thing about this example is that it is arhetoricalquestion.
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This was more than just arhetoricalquestion.
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This type ofrhetoricalquestionis in fact quite rare in academic discourse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therhetoricalquestionwas, which reality?
From theCambridge English Corpus
We will have to treat that as arhetoricalquestion.
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I am left with no choice but to treat it as arhetoricalquestion.
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That was a goodrhetoricalquestion, but it is not quite so good if we look carefully into it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I suspect that that is something of arhetoricalquestion.
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I ask therhetoricalquestion, is it not also plain common sense that that should be necessary?
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Hansard archive
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I am not asking for this information—this is arhetoricalquestion.
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Hansard archive
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I will try to answer thatrhetoricalquestion.
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Hansard archive
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I suppose that that is arhetoricalquestion: we all know the answer.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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