| 单词 | understatement |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔low-ball〕To engage in the deliberate understatement of cost.故意报低价美国传统〔meiosis〕Rhetorical understatement.间接肯定法：修辞上之轻描淡写、有节制的说法美国传统〔somewhat〕To say that I was surprised is somewhat of an understatement.说我感到意外还是有点保留的说法。朗文当代〔to〕To say I am disappointed is an understatement.说我失望是轻描淡写。朗文当代〔understatement〕He always goes for subtlety and understatement in his movies.他总是在自己的电影中运用细腻刻画和淡化手法。牛津高阶〔understatement〕He has a knack for understatement.他擅长运用淡化手法。韦氏高阶〔understatement〕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。柯林斯高阶〔understatement〕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。柯林斯高阶〔understatement〕That's an understatement.那句话陈述得 不够充分。外研社新世纪〔understatement〕To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.说我失望那是说得太轻了。柯林斯高阶〔understatement〕To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.说我失望那是说得轻了。外研社新世纪〔understatement〕To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.说他没有被逗乐肯定是本年度最委婉的说法。牛津搭配〔understatement〕To say that Jordan is a good player is an understatement.只是说乔丹是一个好运动员，那可是说得太不够分量了。麦克米伦高阶〔understatement〕To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic.说她辞职令人震惊过于轻描淡写了——实际上引起了恐慌。剑桥高阶〔understatement〕To say the movie was bad is an understatement .说这部电影不好还算是客气的。朗文当代〔understatement〕With characteristic understatement she said, ‘We did all right.’ 她以特有的轻描淡写的口吻说：“我们做得很好。”麦克米伦高阶〔understate〕To give an understatement.轻描淡写的陈述，不完全的陈述美国传统〔word〕Spanish has no word for 'understatement'.西班牙语中没有与 understatement （保守的说法）相对应的词。牛津搭配Calling a seven-hour wait ‘a slight delay’was a masterpiece of understatement.将七小时的久等称为“小小的耽搁”是轻描淡写的极好例子。剑桥国际He's a master of understatement.他善于低调表达。剑桥国际That New York City is not a peaceful place to live is the understatement of the year/month/century.说纽约城不是一个太平地方, 这是本年度/本月/本世纪最节制的说法。剑桥国际 |
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