| 单词 | hyperbole |
| 释义 | hyperbole /huy perr"beuh lee/, n. Rhet. 1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as "to wait an eternity." Cf. litotes. [1520-30; < Gk hyperbolé excess, exaggeration, throwing beyond, equiv. to hyper- HYPER- + bolé throw] Syn. 2. overstatement. Ant. 2. understatement. |
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