辞藻 (cí zǎo) — flowery language, ornate diction (often in literary writing)
Definition
Refers to ornate, decorative word choices in writing — often carries a negative tone of being showy over substantive. Common in literary criticism where empty 辞藻 is faulted for hollow content.
noun
flowery languageornate diction (often in literary writing)
Examples
- 辞藻，。Zhè piān wén zhāng suī rán yòng le hěn duō cí zǎo, dàn nèi róng kōng dòng.Although this article uses a lot of flowery language, its content is hollow.
- 辞藻，。Tā xiě shī jiǎng jiu cí zǎo, zhuī qiú yīn yùn zhī měi.He pays great attention to ornate diction when writing poetry, pursuing the beauty of rhythm.
- 辞藻，。Yǎn jiǎng zhě duī qì cí zǎo, fǎn ér ràng tīng zhòng jué de bù zhēn chéng.The speaker piled up flowery language, which instead made the audience feel insincere.
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