understatement
US
UK understatement n: (not stating full case) (克制)
SC 轻描淡写, 重事轻说
SC 不予以完全说明, 少说, 少报(不完整、被掩饰)
Saying Bruce is not too clever is something of an understatement.
Members of the opposition accused the minister of deliberate understatement of the problem.
说布鲁斯不太聪明其实有点避重就轻。//反对方成员指责该部长故意对问题有所隐瞒。
understatement n: figurative (subtlety) (流行时尚)
SC 简约低调
TC 簡約低調
TC 簡約低調
This season's fashion is all about understatement: simple clothes and the barest of accessories.
当季流行的是简约低调：简单的服饰再搭配上毫不复杂的配饰。