understatement

[美]/ʌndə'steɪtm(ə)nt/
[英]/'ʌndɚstetmənt/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 有节制的陈述或表达;少说;少报重事轻说;轻描淡写
词形变化

短语搭配

an understatement

轻描淡写

例句

To say he wasn’t amused must be the understatement of the year.

说他不感兴趣肯定说轻了。

It's an understatement to say she's talented.

她的才华简直是大家都知道的事实。

To call him a hard worker is an understatement.

说他是个勤劳的人简直就是轻描淡写了。

Her beauty is an understatement.

她的美丽简直是不言而喻的。

To say he's busy is an understatement.

说他忙简直就是大大低估了。

He's not just a good student, that's an understatement.

他不只是个好学生,这简直就是轻描淡写了。

To say he's upset is an understatement.

说他心烦意乱简直就是大大低估了。

She's not just a great singer, that's an understatement.

她不只是个出色的歌手,这简直就是轻描淡写了。

To call her a fashion icon is an understatement.

说她是时尚偶像简直就是轻描淡写了。

His generosity is an understatement.

他的慷慨大方简直是不言而喻的。

原声例句

I mean, to say that we were shocked would be an understatement.

震惊都不够形容我们的感受。

来源: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

That's an understatement – it was awful.

这种说法就是轻描淡写,电影太可怕了。

来源: BBC Authentic English

It would be an understatement to call it a significant help.

把这称之为对他很有帮助的事,那会不够劲儿。

来源: A Brief History of Everything

To say they got it wrong was an understatement.

说他们搞错了,这是一种保守的说法。

来源: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

Rocko's father says proud would be an understatement.

Rocko的父亲表示仅仅是骄傲这个词都无法形容他的心情了。

来源: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

To say it was powerful would be an understatement.

发讯号至M13星团, 使用位於波多黎各直径300公尺的阿雷西博天文台。

来源: PBS Space Science

To say that it is competitive would be a huge understatement.

说它有竞争力都是低估它了。

来源: Two-Minute Paper

To say that UY Scuti is huge would be an understatement.

如果用巨大来描述盾牌座 UY,那就有些轻描淡写了。

来源: If there is a if.

To say that Goblin was angry would have been an understatement.

绿魔已经不仅仅是愤怒那么简单。

来源: Spider-Man: No Way Home

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