| 词源 |
hype; hyperbole. Although there lived in the fourth century b.c. an Athenian demagogue named Hyperbolus given to exagger- ated statements, his name does not give us the word hyperbole, or hype, as it is abbreviated today. Hyperbole derives from the Greek hyper, “over,” plus bole, “throw,” which conveys the idea of excess or exaggeration. Hyperbolus was just appropriately named. Good examples of hype are exaggerations like “I could sleep all year.” |