understatement是什么意思

  • En [ ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt]
  • Us [ ˌʌn.dɚˈsteɪt.mənt]

详细释义

  • 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 -- 保守的陈述; 轻描淡写

    • 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。

    • "It didn't go well? " "That's the understatement of the year/decade/century. It was a disaster." 事情进展不顺利?“这是本年度/十年来/本世纪最温和的说法。那是场灾难。”

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  • In this harmonically very unpretentious movement the composer achieves genuine poetry through understatement and delicate sculpting, especially of the sinuous line for solo alto.

  • To say that the object permanence literature is an unwieldy one is something of an understatement.

  • Otherwise, the editors' claim is that 'it can be used for a wider range of purposes than most conventional grammars', is something of an understatement.

  • Most readers of the book will be convinced that this is a clear understatement.

  • To say that they were lucky is somewhat of an understatement!

  • To brand such "treatment" as subhuman is an understatement.

  • Many of the examples involve irony, sarcasm, satire, understatement, or hyperbole, requiring the listener to figure out what the nonliteral intention of the speaker is.

  • To say that it mediated action between construction and autonomy is an understatement and depends too much on the ambiguous definition of mediation.

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  • 中文繁体

    保守的陳述, 輕描淡寫…

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  • Español

    eufemismo, quedarse corto/ta [masculine-feminine, singular]…

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  • Português

    eufemismo…

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  • Türk dili

    olduğundan daha az/hafif vb. gösterme, azımsama, azımsama ifadesi…

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  • Français

    litote [feminine], euphémisme [masculine], euphémisme…

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  • Čeština

    slabé označení…

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  • Dansk

    underdrivelse…

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  • Indonesia

    pernyataan kurang lengkap…

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