Hyperbole is a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse, or better than it actually is — on purpose, so the feeling lands. 'I've told you a million times' is not a number; it is hyperbole. English loves it in jokes, complaints, love talk, and adverts. The listener is meant to feel the size, not to count.

Hyperbole is a way of describing somethingHyperbole是一種形容方式 by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse, or better than it actually is故意把某件事說得比實際上大很多、小很多、更差，或更好——on purpose, so the feeling lands為了讓那種感覺打中人。'I've told you a million times'（我已經跟你講過一百萬次了） is not a number不是真的數字；it is hyperbole這就是hyperbole。English loves it英文很愛用這種手法 in jokes, complaints, love talk, and adverts在笑話、抱怨、情話，和廣告裡。The listener is meant to feel the size聽的人應該感受到的是那種誇張的份量，not to count而不是去計算數字。

It is not automatically a lie. A lie hides the truth. Hyperbole often shows the truth and then paints it huge.

It is not automatically a lie這不代表就是在說謊。A lie hides the truth說謊是把真相藏起來。Hyperbole often shows the truthhyperbole通常是先呈現真相 and then paints it huge再把它誇大渲染。

Still, if the other person does not know you are stretching, they may believe the huge version, so it is risky with money, promises, and news. It is a slightly school-ish noun; on the street people just say you are making it sound bigger than it is.

Still, if the other person does not know you are stretching不過，如果對方不知道你是在誇張，they may believe the huge version他們可能會相信那個誇大的版本，so it is risky with money, promises, and news所以用在金錢、承諾，和新聞上是有風險的。It is a slightly school-ish noun這是一個有點學院味的名詞；on the street在街頭 people just say you are making it sound bigger than it is人們就只會說你把事情講得比實際誇張。

Say it with four beats and the stress in the middle: hy-PER-buh-lee, not like 'bowl'.

Say it with four beats and the stress in the middle唸的時候是四個音節、重音在中間：hy-PER-buh-lee，not like 'bowl'不是唸得像'bowl'那樣。