| 单词 | hyperbolic |
| 释义 | hyperbolic (once / 22134 pages) adj If someone is hyperbolic, they tend to exaggerate things as being way bigger deals than they really are. Hyperbolic statements are tiny dogs with big barks: don’t take them too seriously. Hyperbolic is an adjective that comes from the word hyperbole, which means an exaggerated claim. The Greek root huperbolē means “excess,” and broken down even further the word literally translates as “throw above.” Imagine tossing a football to a friend, but you throw it way above their head and onto a roof. That’s an excess of throwing, and it’s not necessary, which is exactly what being hyperbolic is all about: making statements bigger than necessary. WORD FAMILYhyperbolic: hyperbolically+/hyperbole: hyperboles, hyperbolic, hyperbolise, hyperbolize/hyperbolize: hyperbolized, hyperbolizes, hyperbolizing USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s natural to celebrate turning 20 with a hyperbolic social media post. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Liberal critics, meanwhile, are sounding alarms, sometimes in hyperbolic terms. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) To the bureaucrats, policymakers and, yes, lobbyists who live here, the Washington of “Miss Sloane” and “House of Cards” is ludicrously overwrought and hyperbolic. Washington Post(Nov 24, 2016) 1adj enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness a hyperbolic style Syn inflated increased made greater in size or amount or degree 2adj of or relating to a hyperbola hyperbolic functions |
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