exaggerator

exaggerator — 名詞

1. A person who habitually describes events, things, or situations as being larger,

1.名詞B2
釋義

誇大者

愛誇大事實的人

A person who habitually describes events, things, or situations as being larger, more important, or more extreme than they really are.

例句

Obi tells such wild stories about his fishing trips that everyone calls him an exaggerator.

Obi 講述釣魚經歷時總是把事情說得天花亂墜，所以大家都叫他誇大者。

pattern: call + [person] + an exaggerator

Yuki said her fish was as big as a car — everyone called her an exaggerator.

Yuki 說她釣到的魚跟汽車一樣大，大家都叫她誇大者。

pattern: [exaggerated claim] — everyone called [person] an exaggerator

常見搭配
  • known as an exaggerator
  • call someone an exaggerator
  • a habitual exaggerator
  • brand someone an exaggerator
  • dismiss someone as an exaggerator
同義詞
  • dramatizer

    suggests adding emotional drama rather than simply magnifying facts

  • embellisher

    implies adding attractive but invented details, especially in storytelling

  • overstater

    more neutral and less common; used in formal or analytical writing

  • show-off

    informal; focuses on the desire for attention rather than the act of overstating

反義詞
  • understater

    someone who habitually downplays or minimizes things

文法句型

exaggerator + optional postmodifier (who-clause)

用法筆記

Less common than the verb 'exaggerate' or the noun 'exaggeration'. Frequently used after the verb 'call' in the pattern 'call + [person] + an exaggerator'.

常見錯誤

My brother is a liar — he said he scored three goals when really he scored one.
My brother is an exaggerator
he said he scored three goals when really he scored one.' — A liar deliberately invents falsehoods; an exaggerator overstates something that actually happened.

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常用片語

  • known as an exaggerator
  • dismiss someone as an exaggerator
  • brand someone an exaggerator