understatement的中文意

• 0 a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements

  • To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic. 說她辭職令人震驚過於輕描淡寫了——實際上引起了恐慌。

  • "It didn't go well? " "That's the understatement of the year/decade/century. It was a disaster." 事情進展不順利？「這是本年度／十年來／本世紀最溫和的說法。那是場災難。」