英语词汇“understatement”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-英汉双解词典

单词	understatement
释义	understatement UK [ˌʌn.də'steɪt.mənt] US [-dɚ-] noun [S or U] ■a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is, or the practice 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.说她辞职令人震惊只是一种保守说法——它实际上引起了恐慌。 •That New York City is not a peaceful place to live is the understatement of the year/month/century.住在纽约不太平，这是本年度／本月／本世纪最温和的说法。
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