hyperbole
/haɪˈpɜːbəli/·하이퍼볼리·noun
夸张、夸大其辞
GreekCEFR C1
词根
Greek 'hyper-' (over) + 'ballein' (to throw)
Greek hyperbole (a throwing beyond, excess) → Latin hyperbole → English hyperbole (15th c., as rhetorical term)
一句话
希腊语 hyper- (超过) + ballein (投)。"投至界外"。 hyper 家族贴在一切"过度"之物上 —— hyperbole (把话投至界外=夸张)、hyperbola (数学之双曲线 — 越界伸展的曲线)、hyperactive (过度活跃)、hypertension (血压越界)、hypertext (越页投出的文=网页链接)。 浏览器的"hyperlink"与修辞的"夸张法",出自同两片希腊语。
例句
"I told you a million times" is hyperbole.
"我说了一百万遍"是夸张法。
Marketing often uses hyperbole.
广告常用夸张。
His praise was sheer hyperbole.
他的称赞纯属夸张。
同根词
hyperbolichyperbolahyper-hypertexthyperactive