第1个回答 2013-12-15
词根-rhe “flow, current”,即rhetoric是要讲语言变得平滑、顺畅。
词源-Middle English rethorik, from Anglo-French rethorique, from Latin rhetorica, from Greek rhētorikē, literally, art of oratory, from feminine of rhētorikos of an orator, from rhētōr orator, rhetorician, from eirein to say, speak.(词源部分参考的是韦氏大学词典)