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单词 understatement
释义 understatement nounadjective | phrases adjective➤gross, massive, vast极保守的说法◆'a little strange' is a gross understatement.“有一点儿奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写。➤typical典型的低调说法◆with typical british understatement用典型的英国式低调说法phrases➤a bit of an understatement, something of an understatement有些轻描淡写▸➤the understatement of the century, the understatement of the year (both informal) 本世纪/本年度最委婉的说法◆to say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.说他没有被逗乐肯定是本年度最委婉的说法。☞ understateunderstatementnoun [countable, uncountable] ◆to say we were pleased is an understatement (= we were extremely pleased).说我们满意,那可是说得太轻了。◆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。understatementnoun [countable, uncountable] ◆to say we were pleased is an understatement (= we were extremely pleased).说我们满意,那可是说得太轻了。◆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。 un·der·state·ment /`ʌndəˏstetmənt; ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/n [c,u]when you say that someone or something is much less good, bad, big etc than they really are 不充分如实的陈述:◇to say i'm pleased would be an understatement. 说我开心那可是太轻描淡写了。
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