understatement
英['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]
美['ʌndərsteɪtmənt]
- n. 轻描淡写；有保留地陈述
GRE
详细释义
Noun:
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a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
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
- To say the film is bad is an understatement.
说这部影片不好是比较温和的说法。 - The description above is quite an understatement.
上文的评价其实很保守。
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