An overstatement is a claim that makes something sound more important, more serious, or bigger than it really is. It is the noun that sits next to the verb overstate.

An overstatement is a claimoverstatement是一種說法 that makes something sound more important, more serious, or bigger than it really is會讓某件事聽起來比實際上更重要、更嚴重，或更誇張 It is the noun它是名詞 that sits next to the verb overstate對應的動詞是overstate

"That's an overstatement" is a polite way to say "you're going too far" or "it isn't quite that true." "It is no overstatement to say…" means the strong claim really is fair.

"That's an overstatement" is a polite way to say "you're going too far" or "it isn't quite that true."「That's an overstatement」是比較客氣的說法，意思是『你講得太誇張了』或『沒有那麼誇張啦』 "It is no overstatement to say…" means the strong claim really is fair「It is no overstatement to say…」則是指那個強烈的說法其實很公道

The word has the same careful, slightly formal feel as overstate; you meet it in essays, news, and arguments more than in the playground. One overstatement is one claim. The habit of doing this is still usually the verb: they overstate things.

The word has the same careful, slightly formal feel as overstate這個詞和overstate一樣，帶著一點謹慎、稍微正式的感覺 you meet it in essays, news, and arguments more than in the playground比較常出現在文章、新聞和辯論裡，而不是在操場上的閒聊 One overstatement is one claim一個overstatement指的是一個說法 The habit of doing this is still usually the verb: they overstate things常常這樣做的習慣，通常還是用動詞來說：they overstate things

Though actually, calling something an overstatement can itself be gentle: you are not saying the person lied, only that they stretched the truth.

Though actually, calling something an overstatement can itself be gentle不過其實說某件事是overstatement，本身可以是委婉的講法 you are not saying the person lied你不是在說對方說謊 only that they stretched the truth只是說他們把事實誇大了一點