overstatement
英 [ˈəʊvəsteɪtmənt]
美 [ˈoʊvərsteɪtmənt]
n. 夸张; 夸大; 言过其实
BNC.34618 / COCA.21604
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 夸张;夸大;言过其实
If you refer to the way something is described isan overstatement, you mean it is described in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is.- 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。 - True emotion ought not to require overstatement.
真实的感情不应当需要过分渲染。
- This may have been an improvement, but 'breakthrough' was an overstatement...
英英释义
noun
- making to seem more important than it really is
双语例句
- This is not an overstatement, as studies have proven that during times of crisis, humour can provide a vital way of relieving a sense of frustration and powerlessness.
这可一点儿也没夸大,有研究显示,在面对危机时,幽默能让人宣泄他们的挫折与无助感。 - It is no overstatement to say that Internet has revolutionized the way we live, work, study and play.
可以毫不夸张地说,没有广告的生活对一个现代人来说是无法想象的。 - It is interesting that many artists almost deal with the sideline every day, but did not realize its role and value, this is not an overstatement.
有意思的是很多艺术家几乎天天都在与边线打交道,却没有意识到它的作用跟价值,这绝非言过其实。 - Perhaps it would be a mild overstatement to say this is exciting stuff, but it will get more interesting as we go.
也许,说这些数据令人兴奋未免有些夸大其辞,但随着我们向前进展,事情会逐渐有趣起来。 - It would not be the slightest bit of an overstatement to say that the study of humanities at its very core is man.
可以不夸张地说,所有人文科学,归根到底都是关于“人”自身的科学。 - Valuation deals with potential overstatement and completeness with unrecorded transactions and files.
评价处理那些可能出现的多余事务或文件,而完整性则处理不被包含的事务和文件。 - The "friends" was, of course, an overstatement.
“朋友”这个词儿当然有点言过其词。 - Secondly, the romantic way of expression includes elaboration, fiction, overstatement, imagination and advocating odd deceitful.
其次,是浪漫主义的表现手法,主要包括铺陈夸张、虚构想象、崇尚奇谲。 - It is not an overstatement to say a crisis is imminent.
说危机当头绝非危言耸听。 - We believe it is an overstatement to consider that raising pigeons in public squares expresses an increase people's environmental awareness.
我们认为,把放养广场鸽看成人们环保意识增强的体现言过其实了。