understatement

英 [ʌndə'steɪtm(ə)nt; 'ʌndə-] 美 ['ʌndɚstetmənt]
  • n. 保守的陈述；不充分的陈述；有保留的陈述
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英文词源

双语例句

1. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.
他极力轻描淡写地跟我们说他感到失望。

来自柯林斯例句

2. To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.
说他不感兴趣肯定说轻了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. 'A little strange'is a gross understatement.
“ 有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. "We both have an interesting 10 days coming up," said Alex Ferguson with studied understatement.
亚历克斯·弗格森故作轻描淡写地说：“我们都即将迎来愉快的10天。”

来自柯林斯例句

5. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year.
说他很不好相处，那简直是说得太客气了。

来自柯林斯例句