He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question.
他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
从修辞和语用的角度，对英语中的rhetorical question，anastrophe和汉语的设问，倒装两种修辞方法，进行了比较。
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He made no answer to the Commandante's question, which had been rhetorical in any case.
他没有回答司令官的问题，反正司令官只是反问一下。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
‘Don't you care what I do? ’ he asked, but it was a rhetorical question .
“我做什么，难道你不关心吗？”他问道，可那是个反问。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question...
他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I'm sorry, I did not reply because I thought it was a rhetorical question!
对不起, 当时我没有回答,因为我认为这是个无需回答的问题!
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'Don't you care what I do?' he asked, but it was a rhetorical question.
“我做什么，难道你不关心吗？”他问道，可那是个反问。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question
他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
