overstate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt/    美 /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To state or claim too much. transitive
  2. To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality. transitive
    — I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.

词形变化

overstates present,singular,third-person overstating participle,present overstated participle,past overstated past

词汇关系

衍生词
overstatement overstater

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Italic *status
Latin statuslbor.
Old French estatbor.
Middle English stat
English state
English overstate
From over- + state.
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