(n) rhetoric, See Also: oratory, Syn. วาทศิลป, Example:เขาได้ชื่อว่าเป็นนักการทูตลิ้นทอง มีวาทศิลป์อันเยี่ยมยอด, Thai Definition:ศิลปะการใช้ถ้อยคำสำนวนโวหารให้ประทับใจ

โวหาร

(n) eloquence, See Also: words, diction, rhetoric, oratory, Syn. สำนวนโวหาร, Example:หลายฝ่ายแสดงความคิดเห็นด้วยลักษณะของบัณฑิต ด้วยโวหารนุ่มนวล, Unit:โวหาร, Thai Definition:ชั้นเชิงหรือสำนวนแต่งหนังสือหรือพูด, ถ้อยคำที่เล่นเป็นสำบัดสำนวน, Notes:(บาลี)

คารม

(n) rhetoric, See Also: eloquence, oratory, words, argument, Syn. ฝีปาก, ถ้อยคำ, Example:สักวันหนึ่งข้างหน้าข้าพเจ้าคงพอจะมีจุดเริ่มต้นและมีจุดยืนที่จะไม่หวั่นไหวไปกับคารมคำโฆษณาชวนเชื่อจากผู้ขายสินค้าได้โดยง่าย, Thai Definition:ถ้อยคำที่คมคาย

ฝีปาก

(n) rhetoric, See Also: eloquence, oratory, verbal skill, Example:มิเพียงแต่ ฝีปาก ดี ที่ทำให้เขาได้แจ้งเกิด หากบวกความรู้ ความฉลาดหลักแหลม ไหวพริบในการเดินบนถนนสายนี้, Thai Definition:คารมของผู้กล่าว, โวหารในการเจรจา

พาณี

(n) sarassah; goddess of speech, See Also: goddess of rhetories, Syn. พระสรัสวดี, Thai Definition:เจ้าแม่แห่งวาจา คือ พระสรัสวดี

เล่นคำ

(v) play on words, See Also: pun, juggle with words, go in for rhetoric, Example:สุนทรภู่ชอบเล่นคำและสำนวนในบทกลอน, Thai Definition:ใช้ถ้อยคำในการประพันธ์ให้มีอักษรสัมผัสหรือคล้องจองกันเป็นพิเศษนอกเหนือไปจากกฎเกณฑ์ที่กำหนดไว้

วาทศาสตร์

(n) rhetoric, See Also: oratory, Example:เทอมนี้ทางภาควิชาเปิดสอนวาทศาสตร์ให้กับบุคคลภายนอก, Thai Definition:วิชาว่าด้วยศิลปะในการใช้ถ้อยคำสำนวนโวหารให้ประทับใจ

เจ้าคารม

(adj) eloquent, See Also: rhetorical, Example:น้องเป็นคนเจ้าคารมจึงมีแต่คนรัก ในขณะที่พี่เป็นคนปากหนักจึงไม่มีใครสนใจ, Thai Definition:ู้ที่มีฝีปากคมคาย

ปฏิภาณโวหาร

(n) impromptu rhetoric, See Also: improvisation (rhetoric), extemporization, Syn. เล่นสำนวน, ชั้นเชิงโวหาร, Example:เขามีปฏิภาณโวหาร, Thai Definition:การกล่าวเหมาะด้วยเหตุผลในทันที

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

ฝีปาก

[fīpāk] (n) EN: rhetoric ; eloquence ; oratory ; verbal skill FR: éloquence [ f ] ; rhétorique [ f ]

คารม

[khārom] (n) EN: rhetoric ; eloquence ; oratory ; words ; argument FR: argument [ m ]

เล่นคำ

[len kham] (v, exp) EN: play on words ; pun ; juggle with words ; go in for rhetoric FR: jouer avec les mots ; faire des calembours ; faire des jeux de mots

วาทศาสตร์

[wāthasāt] (n) EN: rhetoric

วาทศิลป์

[wāthasin] (n) EN: art of speech ; eloquence ; oratory ; rhetoric ; gift of speech

โวหาร

[wōhān] (n) EN: eloquence ; words ; diction ; rhetoric ; oratory ; language ; literary style ; claptrap ; bombast FR: éloquence [ f ] ; style [ m ] ; diction [ f ] (vx)

ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus

rhetor

But it's the rhetoric of failure.

rhetor

The end of which there were two little sketches of rhetoric and logic, the latter finishing with a specimen of a dispute in the Socratic method.

rhetor

When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish it starts to sound like they're lying.

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates] CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

rhetoric

/R EH1 T ER0 IH0 K/ /เร้ะ เถ่อ (ร) หริ ขึ/

rhetorical

/R IH0 T AO1 R IH0 K AH0 L/ /หริ โท้ หริ เขิ่ล/

rhetorician

/R EH2 T ER0 IH1 SH AH0 N/ /เระ เถ่อ (ร) ริ เฉิ่น/

rhetorically

/R AH0 T AO1 R IH0 K L IY0/ /เหรอะ โท้ หริ ขลี่/

rhetoricians

/R EH2 T ER0 IH1 SH AH0 N Z/ /เระ เถ่อ (ร) ริ เฉิ่น สึ/

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

rhetoric

(n,(uncount)) /rˈetərɪk/ /เร้ะ เถอะ หริ ขึ/ /r e1 t @ r i k/

rhetorical

(adj) /rˈɪtˈɒrɪkl/ /ริ เทาะ หริ ขึ ล/ /r i1 t o1 r i k l/

rhetorician

(n,(count)) /rˌetərˈɪʃən/ /เระ เถอะ ริ เฉิ่น/ /r e2 t @ r i1 sh @ n/

rhetorically

(adv) /rˈɪtˈɒrɪkliː/ /ริ เทาะ หริ ขลี่/ /r i1 t o1 r i k l ii/

rhetoricians

(n,(count)) /rˌetərˈɪʃənz/ /เระ เถอะ ริ เฉิ่น สึ/ /r e2 t @ r i1 sh @ n z/

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Irrhetorical

a. Not rhetorical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetor

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] A rhetorician. [ Obs. ] Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetoric

n. [ F. rhétorique, L. rhetorica, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; (sc. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;), fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rhetorical, oratorical, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to say. ] 1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetorical

a. [ L. rhetoricus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Rhetoric. ] Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. [ 1913 Webster ]

They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetoricate

v. i. [ L. rhetoricari. See Rhetoric. ] To play the orator. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetorication

n. [ Cf. F. rhétorication. ] Rhetorical amplification. [ Obs. ] Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetorician

n. [ Cf. F. rhétoricien. ] 1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric. [ 1913 Webster ]

The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician and a mere rhetorician. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A teacher of rhetoric. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, which ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without genuine eloquence; a declaimer. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetorician

a. Suitable to a master of rhetoric. “With rhetorician pride.” Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetorize

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Rhetorized p. pr. & vb. n. Rhetorizing ] To play the orator. Colgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhetorize

v. t. To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

rhetoric

(n) using language effectively to please or persuade

rhetoric

(n) study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

rhetorical

(adj) of or relating to rhetoric; - W.A.White; - Lewis Mumford, Example:accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested; the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation

rhetorical

(adj) given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought, Ant. unrhetorical, Example:mere rhetorical frippery

rhetorical device

(n) a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

rhetorically

(adv) in a rhetorical manner, Example:`What can be done?' he asked rhetorically

rhetorical question

(n) a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered, Example:he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions

unrhetorical

(adj) not rhetorical, Ant. rhetorical

grandiosity

(n) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation, Syn. rhetoric, magniloquence, grandiloquence, ornateness, Example:the grandiosity of his prose; an excessive ornateness of language

orator

(n) a person who delivers a speech or oration, Syn. public speaker, speechifier, rhetorician, speechmaker

palaver

(n) loud and confused and empty talk, Syn. rhetoric, empty talk, hot air, empty words, Example:mere rhetoric

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

反问

[反问 / 反問, fǎn wèn] ask (a question) in reply; rhetorical question #14054

岂

[岂 / 豈, qǐ] how can it be that?; (rhetorical adverb) #14182

修辞

[修辞 / 修辭, xiū cí] rhetoric #26242

堆砌

[堆砌, duī qì] lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric #34249

雄辩

[雄辩 / 雄辯, xióng biàn] eloquent; oratory; rhetoric #40266

拟人

[拟人 / 擬人, nǐ rén] to personify; anthropomorphism (rhetoric device of presenting abstractions as people) #44316

辞藻

[辞藻 / 辭藻, cí zǎo] rhetoric #53630

对偶

[对偶 / 對偶, duì ǒu] dual; duality; antithesis; coupled phrases (as rhetorical device); spouse #55373

强词夺理

[强词夺理 / 強詞奪理, qiǎng cí duó lǐ] loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument (成语 saw); to argue illogically; to shove false arguments down people's throats; sophistry #56100

修辞学

[修辞学 / 修辭學, xiū cí xué] rhetoric #58290

词藻

[词藻 / 詞藻, cí zǎo] rhetoric; flowery language #65680

倒装

[倒装 / 倒裝, dào zhuāng] inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe #76661

犯得着

[犯得着 / 犯得著, fàn de zháo] worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile); also written 犯得上, See Also: 犯得上 #79099

譬喻

[譬喻, pì yù] simile; rhetorical comparison (that contains an explicit link word 如同, 好比 "like", "just like"), See Also: 如同, 好比 #91320

文饰

[文饰 / 文飾, wén shì] to polish a text; rhetoric; ornate language; to use florid language to conceal errors; to gloss over #91959

理屈词穷

[理屈词穷 / 理屈詞窮, lǐ qū cí qióng] faulty argument and poor rhetoric (成语 saw); unable to put forward any convincing arguments; without a leg to stand on #108450

辩士

[辩士 / 辯士, biàn shì] eloquent person; person with rhetoric skills #169609

犯得上

[犯得上, fàn de shàng] worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) #199910

不以词害志

[不以词害志 / 不以詞害誌, bù yǐ cí hài zhì] don't let rhetoric spoil the message (成语 saw); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

不以辞害志

[不以辞害志 / 不以辭害誌, bù yǐ cí hài zhì] don't let rhetoric spoil the message (成语 saw); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

倒装句

[倒装句 / 倒裝句, dào zhuāng jù] inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe

借代

[借代, jiè dài] melonomy (rhetoric device of using one thing to stand for another)

排偶

[排偶, pái ǒu] parallel and antithesis (paired sentences as rhetoric device)

玩弄词藻

[玩弄词藻 / 玩弄詞藻, wán nòng cí zǎo] to juggle with words (dishonestly); to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

そうか(P);そっか

[souka (P); sokka] (exp) is that so? (generally rhetorical); (P)

ものですか;もんですか

[monodesuka ; mondesuka] (exp) (fem) (See ものか) used to create a rhetorical question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something by means of a rhetorical question

レトリック

[retorikku] (n) rhetoric; (P)

修辞

[しゅうじ, shuuji] (n) figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

修辞学

[しゅうじがく, shuujigaku] (n) rhetoric

修辞疑問

[しゅうじぎもん, shuujigimon] (n) { ling } rhetorical question

修辞法

[しゅうじほう, shuujihou] (n) rhetoric

潤色(P);潤飾

[じゅんしょく, junshoku] (n, vs) rhetorical flourishes; (P)