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understatement

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un·der·state·ment /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt $ -dər-/ ●○○ noun  
1 [countableC]EXPRESS a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, impressive etc something really is 不充分的陈述,轻描淡写的陈述
 To say the movie was bad is an understatement.
说这部电影不好还算是客气的。
 ‘It wasn’t very easy to find the house.’ ‘That’s got to be the understatement of the year!’
这房子不是很好找。” “那可是说得太轻了!
2 [uncountableU]DESCRIBE the practice of making something seem to have less of a particular quality than it really has 淡化,低调
with understatement
 ‘We have not done quite well enough, ’ Macmillan said, with characteristic understatement.
我们做得还不够好。麦克米伦以他特有的低调态度说道。
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See also: understate


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