a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
双语例句
The rhetorical question, which is regarded as one of typical functional patterns and characteristic of a variety of expressions and functions, is very common in spoken Chinese. 在汉语口语中，反问句的使用频率比较高，它表达形式丰富，话语功能多样，是非常有特色的汉语功能句类之一。
