美辞麗句
Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
Refers to elegant but often insincere or superficial language, used critically to describe speech or writing that sounds beautiful but lacks substance.
His speech was full of flowery words and lacked concrete proposals.
Just lining up rhetorical flourishes won't move people's hearts.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を美辞麗句で飾るto dress something up with flowery language
He dressed up his failure in flowery language when he reported it.
- 美辞麗句を並べるto string together flowery phrases
The politician just strung together flowery phrases without offering any concrete plan.
- 美辞麗句に惑わされるto be misled by fine-sounding words
Don't be fooled by fine-sounding words—please check the actual content carefully.
Expressions
- 美辞麗句を連ねるstring together flowery words; declaim in ornate language