overrated

overrated — 形容詞

1. used to describe something that people rate or praise much more highly than its

1.形容詞B1
釋義

過譽的

評價過高

used to describe something that people rate or praise much more highly than its actual quality or importance deserves

例句

Many critics say that film is wildly overrated, but audiences seem to love it.

許多影評人說那部電影被嚴重過譽，但觀眾似乎很喜歡。

predictive: be overrated

Lara found the award-winning novel overrated and much harder to finish than she expected.

Lara 覺得那本獲獎小說被過譽了，而且比她想得更難讀完。

find + noun + overrated

同義詞
  • overestimated

    focuses on judging a quality or quantity too high, while overrated focuses on praise or reputation

  • overvalued

    more common in financial or economic contexts

  • hyped

    informal; suggests aggressive marketing or media attention rather than genuine reputation

反義詞
  • underrated

    opposite meaning — valued less than deserved

  • undervalued

    focuses on monetary or numerical worth rather than praise

文法句型

be overrated

find + noun + overrated

overrated + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in opinions, reviews, and criticisms. Often paired with intensifying adverbs such as 'wildly,' 'vastly,' or 'completely.' Can appear before a noun (attributive) or after a linking verb (predicative).

常見錯誤

❌That restaurant is overrated bad.
✅That restaurant is overrated.
💡'overrated' already means 'rated too highly'; do not add a separate negative adjective.
❌The movie was overrated by me.
✅I thought the movie was overrated.
💡'overrated by' normally takes a group or institution as the agent, not an individual.