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上受限制或缺乏強調，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，你會發(fā)現其中沒什么實在內容。
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明，或對有難點的題材的解釋
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?
   改變說法; 錯格句子中與第一個語法結構不一致的突然出現的第二個結構，有時用于修辭效果; 例如，我警告過他，如果他繼續(xù)喝酒的話將會有什么下場呢？

rhe.tor.i.cal

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

【引伸】
rhetor.ically
adv.（副詞）