英语词汇understatement怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

understatement

ʌndəʳsteɪtmənt  ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt 

Word forms: plural understatements

1 N-COUNT 不充分如实的陈述；轻描淡写的说明 If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. 不充分如实的陈述；轻描淡写的说明

To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.

说我失望那是说得太轻了。
He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year. [+ of]

说他很不好相处，那简直是说得太客气了。

SYN euphemism, trivialization

2 N-UNCOUNT 轻描淡写；重事轻说；淡化 Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have. 轻描淡写；重事轻说；淡化

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。
...typical British understatement.

典型的英国式轻描淡写

SYN restraint, reserve, subtlety, delicacy

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单词	understatement
释义	understatement ʌndəʳsteɪtmənt  ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt  Word forms: plural understatements 1 N-COUNT 不充分如实的陈述；轻描淡写的说明 If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. 不充分如实的陈述；轻描淡写的说明 To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. 说我失望那是说得太轻了。 He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year. [+ of] 说他很不好相处，那简直是说得太客气了。 SYN euphemism, trivialization 2 N-UNCOUNT 轻描淡写；重事轻说；淡化 Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have. 轻描淡写；重事轻说；淡化 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。 ...typical British understatement. 典型的英国式轻描淡写 SYN restraint, reserve, subtlety, delicacy Trends of understatement View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
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