understatement
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. 不充分的陈述
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. 说我很失望是很轻的说法。
2. N-UNCOUNT Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have. 低调说法; 轻描淡写
...typical British understatement. …典型的英国式低调语言。
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understatement /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ (understatements)
剑桥词典
- 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。” 返回 understatement