Bahasa Melayu

rhetorical

Bahasa Melayu

English

rhetorical, rhetorical question

Rhetorical describes a question that is asked for effect, not for an answer.

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Soalan retorik itu hanya untuk menegaskan pendapatnya.

    The rhetorical question was only to emphasise his opinion.

  2. Cikgu menjelaskan bahawa pertanyaan itu bersifat retorik.

    The teacher explained that the question was rhetorical.

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What does “rhetorical” mean in Malay?

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retorik

Used here for a question asked for effect rather than an answer.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.