rhetorical

• adj.修辞的な；美辞麗句を並べた；大げさな

rhetor、orator、rhetoricianから。比喩的用法。

rhetorical (adj.)

mid-15c., "eloquent," from Latin rhetoricus, from Greek rhetorikos "oratorical, rhetorical; skilled in speaking," from rhetor "orator" (see rhetoric). Meaning "pertaining to rhetoric" is from 1520s. Rhetorical question is from 1670s. Related: Rhetorically.

1. He grimaced slightly，obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question.

彼は少し眉をひそめて、明らかに誰も彼の反問に答えることを期待していない。

2.Her queries were rhetorical ，and best ignored.

彼女の質問はただの話で、相手にしないほうがいい。

3.The writer showed great rhetorical skill.

この著者は非常に優れた修辞技術を示している。

4.He made no answer to the Commandate 's question，which had been rhetorical in any case.

彼は司令官の質問に答えていない。どうせ司令官は聞き返すだけだ。

5.He could do without her rhetorical questions at five o 'clock in the morning.

彼は本当に朝5時に彼女が何度も聞き返すのを聞きたくない。