hyperbole

B2 FREQ #48664

n. 夸张法

发音

UK /haɪˈpɜːbəli/
US /haɪˈpɝbəli/
AU

词形变化

hyperboles 复数 hyperboles

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.

    夸张法

    不可数 媒体 可数
  2. 2.

    An instance or example of such overstatement.

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  3. 3.

    A hyperbola.

    可数 废旧 数学 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

exaggeration

上位词 4

figure image figure of speech trope

词源

From Middle English iperbole, yperbole, from Latin hyperbolē, from Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή (huperbolḗ, “excess, exaggeration”), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-). Doublet of hyperbola.

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