exaggeration

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #19880

n. 夸张, 夸大的事物, 夸大之词

发音

US /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/

词形变化

exaggerations 复数 exaggerations

别名

exageration

教材释义与例句

名词

夸张；夸大之词；夸张的手法

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The act of heaping or piling up.

    可数 不可数
  2. 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.

    夸大

    夸张

    可数 不可数

    They say he's a millionnaire, but that's a massive exaggeration.

  3. 3.

    A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

magnification hyperbole overstatement

上位词 9

figure image increase deception deceit figure of speech step-up misrepresentation trope

下位词 1

hypercriticism

词源

From Latin exaggerātiō.

来源：wiktionary