🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

雄辩家

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xióng biàn jiā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rhetorician/ˌrɛt.əˈrɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位雄辩家用精彩的演说赢得了大家的掌声。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An expert in the formal art of rhetoric, or a person skilled in the effective and eloquent use of language for persuasion.

    "The skilled rhetorician swayed the entire assembly with a brilliantly structured and impassioned speech."
  2. 2

    A person who uses elaborate or impressive language, sometimes implying artfulness or excessive ornamentation without substantive meaning.

    "He was dismissed by his critics as a mere rhetorician who cared more for style than for truth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'rethorician', originating from Old French 'rhetoricien', which is ultimately based on the Greek 'rhētōr' (public speaker or orator). Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting a teacher or student of classical rhetoric to generally describing anyone skilled in the art of effective or persuasive speaking and writing.

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