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单词 hyperbole
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hyperbole

noun
/haɪˈpɜːbəli/
/haɪˈpɜːrbəli/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]
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  1. a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, more dangerous, etc. than it really is synonym exaggeration
    • The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole.
    • He’s not usually given to hyperbole.
    Wordfinder
    • alliteration
    • euphemism
    • figure of speech
    • hyperbole
    • image
    • litotes
    • metaphor
    • metonymy
    • onomatopoeia
    • paradox
    Topics Languagec2, Literature and writingc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek huperbolē ‘excess’ (from huper ‘above’ + ballein ‘to throw’).
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