rhetoric; rhetorical device
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to polish and refine language; to employ rhetorical techniques
Refers to the active process of improving written or spoken expression through deliberate linguistic choices.
Xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
yào要
zhù注
yì意
xiū修
cí辞
，
cái才
néng能
dǎ打
dòng动
dú读
zhě者
。
You must pay attention to rhetoric when writing to move your readers.
Tā他
shàn善
yú于
xiū修
cí辞
，
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
shēng生
dòng动
yǒu有
lì力
。
He is skilled at employing rhetorical devices, and his writing is vivid and forceful.
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Xiū修
cí辞
dé得
dàng当
，
kě可
yǐ以
shǐ使
biǎo表
dá达
gèng更
jiā加
zhǔn准
què确
。
Proper use of rhetoric can make expression more precise.
noun
rhetoric; the art or study of effective expression
technicalRefers to the academic field studying linguistic techniques, or to specific rhetorical devices collectively.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
dà大
xué学
lǐ里
jiào教
xiū修
cí辞
。
He is currently teaching rhetoric at the university.
Bǐ比
yù喻
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiū修
cí辞
shǒu手
fǎ法
。
Metaphor is a common rhetorical device.
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Xué学
xí习
xiū修
cí辞
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
tí提
gāo高
xiě写
zuò作
néng能
lì力
。
Studying rhetoric helps improve writing ability.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yòng用
le了
pái排
bǐ比
、
kuā夸
zhāng张
děng等
duō多
zhǒng种
xiū修
cí辞
。
This article employs multiple rhetorical devices such as parallelism and hyperbole.