- 1誇張、誇大其詞（「那也太誇張了」是台灣很常說的）
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.
From the word’s history
Borrowed from Latin exaggerātiō.
借自拉丁文 exaggerātiō。
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，摘錄並精簡格式，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/
- 1
The act of heaping or piling up.
- 2
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.
- 3
A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
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