understatement

美式发音: [ˈʌndərˌsteɪtmənt] 英式发音: [ˈʌndə(r)ˌsteɪtmənt]

n.保守的说法；不充分的叙述；淡化；低调说法

网络释义：低调陈述；轻描淡写；含蓄陈述

复数：understatements  同义词反义词

n.exaggeration

n.irony,dryness,sarcasm,underestimation

网络释义

understatement显示所有例句n.

1.[c]保守的说法；不充分的叙述a statement that makes sth seem less important, impressive, serious, etc. than it really is

To say we were pleased is an understatement(= we were extremely pleased) .说我们高兴，那是轻描淡写。

‘These figures are a bit disappointing.’ ‘That's got to be the understatement of the year .’“这些数字有点令人失望。” “那一定是本年度最保守的说法了。”

2.[u]淡化；低调说法the practice of making things seem less impressive, important, serious, etc. than they really are

typical English understatement典型的英国式低调说法

He always goes for subtlety and understatement in his movies.他总是在自己的电影中运用细腻刻画和淡化手法。

n.1.掩饰;轻描淡写2.有节制的陈述

n.1.a statement that makes something seem less important, serious, big, etc. than it really is; the practice of using an understatement to talk about something

1.低调陈述y,and appetizing. 　　4. 运用含蓄陈述（understatement） 　　含蓄陈述是一种讽刺或幽默的表达方式，也就是有意把一件事说得没 …

4.掩饰 A. invective 咒骂 B. understatement 掩饰 C. parsimony 吝啬 ...

5.保守的陈述 5. lens: 镜片，镜头。 6. understatement: 保守的陈述，不充分的陈述。 1. well up: 涌出，流出。 ...

6.低调说法 pasting 击败 understatement 保守的说法 hat-trick 帽子戏法/一人进三球 ...

造句带翻译释义:,保守的说法,不充分的叙述,淡化,低调说法,低调陈述,轻描淡写,含蓄陈述

1."To say that the Frenchman concerned was amazingly eccentric would be an understatement" wrote one contemporary diarist.同时代的一个日记作者曾写道：“要说这个法国人行为古怪令人好奇，那或许有些保守。”

2.A source close to Miss Perroncel, 33, claimed in The Sun: 'To say she's a Chelsea girl is a bit of an understatement.据消息灵通人士透露，据《太阳报》的说法，说33岁的佩罗塞尔是切尔西女孩有点太含蓄了。

3.It was an honest response, and also something of an understatement.这是个诚恳的回答，当然也有一些潜台词。

4.To say there's some uncertainty over OPEC's intentions, let alone its capabilities, is something of an understatement.事实上，要说市场对于欧佩克的意图有些不确定，可能还说轻了，更别提对其能力的不确定了。

5.'These figures are a bit disappointing. ' 'That's got to be the understatement of the year. '“这些数字有点令人失望。”“那一定是本年度最保守的说法了。”

6.It would be an understatement to say that the last century has been a golden age for medical science.上个世纪毫无疑问是医药科学的黄金时代。

7.To say that blogs experienced exponential growth is a bit of an understatement.说博客经历了指数级增长是有点儿低估它了。

8.I was, in the 1960s, in a marriage . . . to use the word "bad" would be perhaps the understatement of the year. It was dreadful.60年代我结婚了，用“糟糕透了”这个词都不足以形容简直是糟糕极了。

9.To call the company a meritocracy would be an understatement.称这个公司为知识界的精英群一点都不为过。

10.As the company's lawyers wrote in one court filing, "That this case is large and complex is an understatement. "在一份法律文件中该公司的律师写道：“此案之庞杂无以言表。”