hyperbole

名词 hyperbole:

1. extravagant exaggeration
   同义词：exaggeration

1. American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.
   美国式的幽默主要以夸张为基础。

hy.per.bo.le

n.（名词）
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as inI could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
夸张法：一种比喻，使用夸张来强调或产生某种效果，比如在我能睡一年 或 这书有一吨重 中

来源：
Latin hyperbolô
拉丁语 hyperbolô
from Greek huperbolô [excess]
源自 希腊语 huperbolô [超越]
from huperballein [to exceed]
源自 huperballein [超过]
huper [beyond] * see hyper-
huper […之外] *参见 hyper-
ballein [to throw] * see g wel…-
ballein [扔] *参见 g wel…-