释义 |
overstatement|ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtmənt| [over- 29 b.] The action, or an act, of overstating; statement which exceeds the limits of fact; exaggeration.
1803W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. I. 397/2 It does not appear that his account was an overstatement at the time. 1848Mill Pol. Econ. I. 168 This..is one of those over-statements of a true principle, often met with in Adam Smith. 1874Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 673 In commenting on over-statement I do not seek to understate. |