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understatement

美['ʌndərsteɪtmənt]  英['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]
n.  轻描淡写;有保留地陈述
  近义词:irony,dryness,sarcasm,underestimation,overstatement,

英英释义

Noun
  1. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. To say the film is bad is an understatement.说这部影片不好是比较温和的说法。
  2. The description above is quite an understatement.上文的评价其实很保守。
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