Definition
辞藻 refers to ornate, flowery language or elaborate diction, especially in literary or formal writing. It often carries a slightly negative or neutral connotation when used to describe writing that is overly decorative or lacking substance. Unlike the English 'rhetoric', which can also mean the art of persuasion, 辞藻 focuses on the decorative quality of words themselves.
n
flowery languageornate diction (often in literary writing)
Examples
- 辞藻，。Zhè piān wénzhāng suīrán yòng le hěn duō cí zǎo, dàn nèiróng kōngdòng.Although this article uses a lot of flowery language, its content is hollow.
- 辞藻，。Tā xiě shī jiǎngjiu cí zǎo, zhuīqiú yīnyùn zhī měi.He pays great attention to ornate diction when writing poetry, pursuing the beauty of rhythm.
- 辞藻，。Yǎnjiǎngzhě duīqì cí zǎo, fǎn'ér ràng tīngzhòng juéde bù zhēnchéng.The speaker piled up flowery language, which instead made the audience feel insincere.
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