exaggeration

/ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən/ (ame, mw)

exaggeration — 名詞

  • exaggerationsingular
  • exaggerationsplural

1. words, images, or behaviour that push the facts beyond their true size, value, o

1.名詞B2
釋義

誇張

把事實說得比實際更大

words, images, or behaviour that push the facts beyond their true size, value, or seriousness

例句

Linh laughed because Ryan's fishing story was clearly an exaggeration.

Linh 笑了，因為 Ryan 那段釣魚故事顯然太誇張了。

pattern: be an exaggeration

The ad's claim about instant results sounded like pure exaggeration.

那則廣告聲稱立刻見效，聽起來像是純粹的誇張。

collocation: pure exaggeration

同義詞
  • overstatement

    a close formal equivalent that focuses on saying more than the facts support

  • hyperbole

    a more literary or rhetorical word for dramatic overstatement

  • embellishment

    often suggests adding attractive or colorful extra detail, not always making things worse

反義詞
  • accuracy

    stays close to the real facts

  • understatement

    makes something seem smaller or less important than it really is

文法句型

be an exaggeration

an exaggeration of + noun phrase

a little / slight / wild exaggeration

用法筆記

Often used after 'be' or with modifiers such as 'pure', 'slight', and 'wild'. It can describe both the overstatement itself and the act of overstating something.

常見錯誤

❌His report was very exaggeration.
✅His report was a big exaggeration.
💡'Exaggeration' is a noun, so it needs an article or another determiner in this pattern.
❌The article was an exaggeration about the problem.
✅The article was an exaggeration of the problem.
💡Use 'of' to show what was overstated.
❌She exaggerated the story with many exaggerations.
✅She told the story with a lot of exaggeration.
💡Use the noun after 'with', not a repeated countable form that sounds unnatural here.