hyperbole
美音:[haı´pə:bə´li:
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英音:[haı´pə:bə´li:
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n.[修辞]夸张法
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hyperbole为短语/超纲词汇
词根
hyper-=above,beyond 含有excess“过度”的意思
近义词, 同义词
hyperbole
/haɪ'pɜ:bəlɪ; haɪ`pɝbəlɪ/
n [U, C] exaggerated statement that is made for special effect and is not meant to be taken literally, eg I've invited millions of people to my party 夸张（修辞手段, 如我请来赴宴的人成千上万）.
n [U, C] exaggerated statement that is made for special effect and is not meant to be taken literally, eg I've invited millions of people to my party 夸张（修辞手段, 如我请来赴宴的人成千上万）.
hyperbole
n [U and C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek, 'too much of something, hyperbole', from hyperballein 'to go beyond limits']
a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is
= exaggeration
It was not hyperbole to call it the worst storm in twenty years.
>hyperbolic [,haɪpə'bɔlɪk (US) -pər'bɑː-/
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek, 'too much of something, hyperbole', from hyperballein 'to go beyond limits']
a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is
= exaggeration
It was not hyperbole to call it the worst storm in twenty years.
>hyperbolic [,haɪpə'bɔlɪk (US) -pər'bɑː-/
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