"overstatement" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 誇張

Definition

誇張是指把某件事描述得比實際情況更加嚴重、重大或重要，是種誇大的說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用在正式、學術或評論場合，是“understatement”的反義詞。常用語例如「這是誇張」或「做出誇張的說法」。很少用於朋友間的日常誇大。

Examples

Her praise for the restaurant was an overstatement.

她對這家餐廳的稱讚是**誇張**。

Saying the test was impossible is an overstatement.

說考試是做不到的是**誇張**。

Calling her 'the best singer in the world' was an overstatement.

稱她為「世界上最好的歌手」是**誇張**。

That's a bit of an overstatement—the movie was good, but not amazing.

這有點**誇張**——電影還不錯，但沒有那麼厲害。

Journalists sometimes use overstatement to get attention.

記者有時會用**誇張**來吸引注意。

'A million times' is obviously an overstatement, but I get your point.

「一百萬次」顯然是**誇張**，但我明白你的意思。