exaggeration
英 [ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən]
美 [ɪɡˌzædʒ.əˈreɪ.ʃən]
1、ex- "completely, thoroughly" + ag- "to, toward" + ger- "bear, carry, bring" + -ation.
2、字面含义:completely or thoroughly (bring together / carry toward). => completely or thoroughly (heap up / pile up). => heighten, amplify, magnify, accumulate, overstate.
- exaggeration (n.)
- 1560s, from Latin exaggerationem (nominative exaggeratio) "elevation, exaltation" (figurative), noun of action from past participle stem of exaggerare "amplify, magnify," literally "heap up" (see exaggerate).
- 1. Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration.
- 正如很多有关他的故事一样,这个故事也有点夸大。
- 2. It would be an exaggeration to call the danger urgent.
- 称那种危险为紧急事件有点夸张。
- 3. Without exaggeration I can say that I hardly slept a wink.
- 可以毫不夸大地说,我几乎没有合过眼.
- 4. John is rather given to exaggeration.
- 约翰很喜欢夸张.
- 5. Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?
- 那是不是有点夸大?