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understatement [ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt]

n. 保守的陈述; 轻描淡写;
复数：: understatements
[反义词] 不充分的陈述: exaggeration overstatement

例句:

  • Calling Roky Erickson a survivor is a gross understatement.
    来自BBC
  • To say results are variable would be an understatement.
    来自BBC
  • 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。
  • To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.
    说他不感兴趣肯定说轻了.
  • 'A little strange'is a gross understatement.
    “ 有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写.
  • Stone in the Water is exemplary in its understatement.
    来自BBC