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An exaggeration is the stretched statement itself, or the habit of stretching. “I’m starving” after skipping a snack is a small, friendly exaggeration. A news story or a can be full of exaggeration. We also say “That’s a bit of an exaggeration” as a polite way to push back without calling someone a liar. Same family as . At home in both formal writing and everyday talk.
誇張、誇大其詞（「那也太誇張了」是台灣很常說的）
組成Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō, the noun of exaggerō “to heap up.” Same heap/pile picture as exaggerate.
同家族的字
- exaggeratethe verb this noun is built from
- exaggeratedthe adjective: stretched beyond the true size
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exaggerationnoun/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
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The act of heaping or piling up.
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The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
- They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.
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A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。