06768528-n 'a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered';
 
汉语 修辞 式 疑问 , 修辞式疑问 , 反问句 , 反问
英语 rhetorical question
日语 修辞疑問 , 反語
Definitions
日语
質問として述べられるが、答えられると想定されていない言明
― 彼は修辞疑問の形で論点を述べるのを好んだ
英语
a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
― he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions
Relations
Hypernym: statement
Semantic Field: communicationn
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