rhetoric; study of effective expression
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rhetoric; the study of effective or persuasive speaking and writing; branch of linguistics concerned with making language expression accurate, vivid, and forceful
formalAcademic term used in linguistics and literary studies. Often refers to the art of persuasion and effective communication.
Xiū修
cí辞
xué学
shì是
yǔ语
yán言
xué学
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
fēn分
zhī支
。
Rhetoric is an important branch of linguistics.
Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
jiāo教
gǔ古
diǎn典
xiū修
cí辞
xué学
。
He teaches classical rhetoric at the university.
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Xué学
xí习
xiū修
cí辞
xué学
kě可
yǐ以
tí提
gāo高
wǒ我
men们
de的
xiě写
zuò作
néng能
lì力
。
Studying rhetoric can improve our writing skills.
Zhè这
mén门
xiū修
cí辞
xué学
kè课
chéng程
tàn探
tǎo讨
le了
shuō说
fú服
de的
yì艺
shù术
。
This rhetoric course explores the art of persuasion.