rhetoric /'retarik; 'retank/ n [U] 1 (art of) using words impressively in speech and writing. 修辭; 修辭學(xué)。 2 language with much display and ornamentation (often with the implication of insincerity and exaggeration): 辭藻華麗的語(yǔ)言(常含浮夸的意味)： the ~ of the politicians. 政客的花言巧語(yǔ)。