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understatement

英[ʌndə'steɪtm(ə)nt;'ʌndə-] 美['ʌndɚstetmənt]
  • n. 保守的陈述;不充分的陈述;有保留的陈述

词态变化


复数: understatements;

英文词源


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

双语例句


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。

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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.

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

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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。”

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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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