A rhetorical question is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer.
例句
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。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。
ADJ-GRADED
(语言)夸张的，词藻华丽的，修辞的
Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive.
例句
These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role.这些论据或许是用来作为一种修辞手段来论证联合国将发挥长久的作用。