overstatement

[,əuvə'steitmənt]
  • n. 大话,夸大的叙述
反义词 understatement

英英释义


1. making to seem more important than it really is

实用场景例句


True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。

柯林斯例句

The " friends " was, of course, an overstatement.
“ 朋友 ” 这个词儿当然有点言过其词.

辞典例句

Do you think the overstatement of freedom will cause high crime rate?
你认为对自由的过分强调回引起高犯罪率 吗 ?

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What's on your mind? - If you'll forgive the overstatement?
你在担心什么? —— 请原谅我问的过分好 吗 ?

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Overstatement will be your downfall.
说大话最终会露馅儿的.

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双语例句


1. This may have been an improvement, but "breakthrough" was an overstatement.
这算得上是一个改进吧,但说是“突破”就言过其实了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The " friends " was, of course, an overstatement.
“ 朋友 ” 这个词儿当然有点言过其词.

来自辞典例句

4. Do you think the overstatement of freedom will cause high crime rate?
你认为对自由的过分强调回引起高犯罪率 吗 ?

来自互联网

5. What's on your mind? - If you'll forgive the overstatement?
你在担心什么? —— 请原谅我问的过分好 吗 ?

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英文词源


overstatement (n.)
1803, from over- + statement.

词态变化


复数: overstatements;动词: overstate;