单词 | rhetically |
释义 | > as lemmasˈrhetically ˈrhetically adv. in terms of meaning; semantically. ΚΠ 1953 J. L. Austin MS Lect. Notes: Words & Deeds (Bodl. Eng. Misc. c. 395) f. 12 When diff[eren]t phemes are used with same sense & ref[ere]nce, we might speak of rhetically equivalent acts. 1997 B. Lee Talking Heads vi. 268 To promise is to utter some expression more or less equivalent in sense and reference (i.e., ‘rhetically’ identical) to the performative utterance of ‘I promise (you) that . . .’ < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。