understatement
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. 不充分的陳述
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. 說我很失望是很輕的說法。
2. N-UNCOUNT Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have. 低調說法; 輕描淡寫
...typical British understatement. …典型的英國式低調語言。
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understatement /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ (understatements)
剑桥词典
- a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important , serious , bad , etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements
保守的陳述； 輕描淡寫
To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic . 說她辤職令人震驚過於輕描淡寫了——實際上引起了恐慌。
"It didn't go well? " "That's the understatement of the year /decade /century . It was a disaster ." 事情進展不順利？“這是本年度／十年來／本世紀最溫和的說法。那是場災難。” 返回 understatement