overstated(形容词):被夸大的;言过其实的。指某个说法、描述或重要性被表达得超过事实或合理程度。(也常见动词 overstate 的过去式/过去分词:夸大)
/ˌoʊvərˈsteɪtɪd/
The risks were overstated in the report.
报告把风险夸大了。
His achievements were praised, but not overstated; the biography stayed close to the facts.
他的成就受到称赞,但并未被夸大;这本传记始终贴近事实。
由 **over-**(“过度、超过”)+ state(“陈述、说明”)构成,字面意思是“说得过了头”,因此引申为“夸大其词、言过其实”。