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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

understatement

英  [ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • 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。

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