the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
修辞;修辞学。
language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
花言巧语,虚夸
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all we have from the Opposition is empty rhetoric .我们从反对党那儿听到的都是空洞的辞令。
"Middle English: from Old French