understatement的意思

understatement

英式音标['ʌndɚstetmənt]
美式英标[ʌndə'steɪtm(ə)nt; 'ʌndə-]

基本解释

n. 保守的陈述；不充分的陈述；有保留的陈述

英文词源

understatement (n.): 1799, from under + statement.

实用例句

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。

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.

3. 'A little strange'is a gross understatement.: “ 有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写.

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。”

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。

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