understatement
英 [ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt]
[NOUN]
understatements
1. [C 可数名词] 不充分的陈述
If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true.
双语例句
例：To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.
说我很失望还太轻了。
2. [U 不可数名词] 低调说法 , 轻描淡写
Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have.
双语例句
例：typical British understatement.
典型的英国式轻描淡写。
NOUN. 名词
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