rhetorically(副词):修辞上;在说服或表达技巧的意义上;(常指)作为修辞提问、并非真正求答案地。常用于描述某句话/问题的表达目的是加强语气、引导态度或制造效果,而不一定是寻求信息。(也可引申为“夸张地、讲究辞藻地”。)
/ rɪˈtɔːrɪkli /
She asked rhetorically, “Who would say no?”
她用反问的语气说:“谁会拒绝呢?”
The senator’s pause was rhetorically timed to make the audience feel the weight of the accusation, even before any evidence was presented.
参议员的停顿在修辞上拿捏得很到位,让听众在证据出现之前就先感受到指控的分量。
来自 rhetorical(修辞的)+ -ly(副词后缀)。rhetorical 源于希腊语 rhētorikē(演说术、修辞学),与 rhētōr(演说家)相关。整体含义就是“以修辞方式/就修辞而言地”。