- hyperbolic (adj.)
[hyperbolic 词源字典]
- 1640s (iperbolical is from early 15c.), from Greek hyperbolikos "extravagant," from hyperbole "extravagance," literally "a throwing beyond" (see hyperbole). Geometric sense is from 1670s. Related: Hyperbolically.[hyperbolic etymology, hyperbolic origin, 英语词源]