Words of day(18/5/2009)

rhetoric [r'etərɪk]
名詞
1. 修辭;修辭學;修辭學著作
2. 雄辯(術);辯才
3. 辭令,言語
o Despite their tough anti-American rhetoric, the government is privately trying to maintain good relations with the U.S.. 儘管他們發表強硬的反美言論,政府仍試圖私下與美國保持良好關係。
4. 【貶】花言巧語,浮誇之詞

英文字典
rhetoric

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1. If you refer to speech or writing as rhetoric, you disapprove of it because it is intended to convince and impress people but may not be sincere or honest. disapproval
2. Rhetoric is the skill or art of using language effectively. formal


ethos ['iːθɒs]
名詞
1. 社會(或民族等)的精神特質
2. 性格;氣質

英文字典
ethos
1. An ethos is the set of ideas and attitudes that is associated with a particular group of people or a particular type of activity.


pathos [p'eɪθɒs]
名詞
1. (文學或音樂作品、演講)激起憐憫(或同情等)的因素;感傷力
o The play is notable for the pathos of its final scene. 該劇以最後一場的哀婉動人而著稱。
2. 【罕】痛苦

英文字典
pathos
1. Pathos is a quality in a situation, film, or play that makes people feel sadness and pity.

logos [l'oʊɡoʊ]
名詞
1. 理法
2. 【哲】理性
3. 宇宙法則

Aristotle : 3 means of persuasion 1. ethos, 2. pathos, 3. logos