[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 [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. 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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rhetorical
adj 1: of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal
and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the
rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis
Mumford
2: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of
thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" [ant: {unrhetorical}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
