形容詞 rhetorical:

1. of or relating to rhetoric- Lewis Mumford
2. concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking

1. Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.
   輕描淡寫的陳述在表達(dá)上受限制或缺乏強(qiáng)調(diào)，如為了修辭作用
2. Tear off the rhetorical topdressing from his speech and you find there's very little solid content.
   去掉他演講中華麗的辭藻，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)其中沒什么實(shí)在內(nèi)容。
3. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
   講解為了給 ... 提供信息陳述或比喻性的說(shuō)明，或?qū)τ须y點(diǎn)的題材的解釋
4. An abrupt change within a sentence to a second construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes used for rhetorical effect; for example, I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him?
   改變說(shuō)法; 錯(cuò)格句子中與第一個(gè)語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)不一致的突然出現(xiàn)的第二個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)，有時(shí)用于修辭效果; 例如，我警告過(guò)他，如果他繼續(xù)喝酒的話將會(huì)有什么下場(chǎng)呢？

rhe.tor.i.cal

adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to rhetoric.
辭藻華麗的：屬于或有關(guān)修辭學(xué)的
Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.
辭藻華麗的：以繁鎖的或浮夸的修辭風(fēng)格為特征的
Used for persuasive effect:
用作說(shuō)服效果：
例句：
a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.
以具有說(shuō)服力的暫停來(lái)停頓的講演

【引伸】
rhetor.ically
adv.（副詞）