exaggeration學測 L5KK [ɪˌgzædʒɚˈeʃən] ｜ /ɪˌgzædʒɚˈeɪʃən/
言過其實；誇大其詞·誇飾；荒誕誇張
課本重點字，學測閱讀常見詞
Dad's fishing story grew a little bigger every time he told it, until it became an exaggeration.
爸爸每次講的釣魚故事都愈說愈誇張，最後根本是誇大其詞。
一個畫面：吹氣球越吹越大
深吸一口氣先用力吸飽氣，準備把話說大
話越說越大像吹氣球一樣，內容不斷膨脹
隨時可能戳破誇大到極限，真相一戳就破
義項
誇大其詞C1noun言過其實；誇大其詞
He scored 85 on the quiz, but told his friends he had 'totally failed' — that was just exaggeration.
他模考明明考了85分，卻跟同學說自己「完全考砸」，這根本是誇大其詞。
full of exaggerationwithout exaggeration
廣告誇飾C1noun誇飾；荒誕誇張
The ad said the phone's battery would 'last forever,' but that was just exaggeration.
廣告說手機電池「永遠用不完」，但那只是誇大其詞。
a huge exaggerationa total exaggeration
片語
without exaggeration毫不誇張 →老實說，完全不誇大
no exaggeration真的沒誇大 →強調所說完全屬實
gross exaggeration誇張到離譜 →誇大到很不合理的地步
你會不會這樣說？
Grandpa's story was full of ___. (exaggeration / exaggerate)
看答案
exaggeration
exaggeration是名詞，exaggerate是動詞。
說話者說 'without exaggeration'，代表他正在誇大嗎？
看答案
不是
without exaggeration 表示所說完全屬實，並非誇大。
字族
exaggerate 誇大；誇張（動詞）・exaggerated 誇張的；言過其實的