understatement
英 [?nd?'ste?tm(?)nt; '?nd?-]
美['?nd?stetm?nt]
- n. 保守的陳述；不充分的陳述；有保留的陳述
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- To say we were pleased is an understatement (= we were extremely pleased) .
- 說我們高興，那是輕描淡寫。
牛津詞典
- ‘These figures are a bit disappointing. ’ ‘That's got to be the understatement of the year . ’
- “這些數(shù)字有點(diǎn)令人失望?！?“那一定是本年度最保守的說法了。”
牛津詞典
- typical English understatement
- 典型的英國式低調(diào)說法
牛津詞典
- He always goes for subtlety and understatement in his movies.
- 他總是在自己的電影中運(yùn)用細(xì)膩刻畫和淡化手法。
牛津詞典
- To say I'm disappointed is an understatement...
- 說我失望那是說得太輕了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year.
- 說他很不好相處，那簡(jiǎn)直是說得太客氣了。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.
- 他極力輕描淡寫地跟我們說他感到失望。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...typical British understatement.
- 典型的英國式輕描淡寫
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- To call this CD amazingly satisfying is a gross understatement.
- 稱這張CD令人驚嘆與滿意只是一個(gè)保守說法.
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- It is a hopeless understatement to say that I am deeply grateful.
- 只是一句“我深深地感謝”遠(yuǎn)不足以表達(dá)我的謝意.
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- It is a hopeless ( definite ) ( positive ) understatement to say that I am deeply ( sincerely ) ( truly ) grateful.
- 我深深的 ( 真摯的 ) ( 真誠的 ) 感謝遠(yuǎn)不足以 ( 不能確切 ) ( 不能明確 ) 表達(dá)我的謝意.
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- The fact is, this is a guy for whom the phrase been there, done an understatement.
- 事實(shí)上, 僅用“去過那兒, 做過什么”來形容他的經(jīng)歷還是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的.
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- Oh come on, you know that's a gross understatement. She's an absolute beauty.
- 喔,少來了, 不用講你也知道那是個(gè)粗略的保守說法. 她絕對(duì)是個(gè)大美人.
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- Hyperbole and understatement are two chief rhetorical figures in English language.
- 夸張與含蓄陳述是英語中兩種主要的修辭手段.
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- British people tend understatement whereas Americans towards hyperbole.
- 英國人傾向于言而不過,而美國人則傾向于言過其實(shí).
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- Like all craftsmen, hackers like good tools . Infact , that's an understatement.
- 就像所有的手藝人那樣, 黑客最喜歡的是好的工具.
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- To say I was astonished would have been positively wallowing in understatement.
- 對(duì)于這樣一個(gè)黑色魔法來說,看起來也并不糟,不是嗎?
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- 'A little strange'is a gross understatement.
- “ 有一點(diǎn)奇怪”絕對(duì)是輕描淡寫.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- HENRY KISSINGER was guilty of understatement when he said that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
- 亨利?基辛格曾說權(quán)利是最有效的催情劑.
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- To say that he was displeased is an understatement, ie He was furious.
- 說他不高興是重事輕說(他已怒不可遏).
辭典例句
- To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.
- 說他不感興趣肯定說輕了.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- To say I've eaten well here is an understatement.
- 如果只是說我在北京吃的好,這并沒有反映出真實(shí)情況.
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- Whatever we can look forward to, do not expect understatement.
- 不管我們期待看到什么, 都別期待保守的表現(xiàn)方式就對(duì)了.
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- It was an understatement.
- 有點(diǎn)冷嘲熱諷的意思.
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- To say that he was displeased an understatement.
- 說他不高興是重事輕說.
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- With regards to optics, the Abt AS 8 communicates pure understatement.
- 對(duì)于以光學(xué)技術(shù), 阿布特AS8通信純輕描淡寫.
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- The Hostess: To say that you've come a long way is an understatement.
- 女主持: 說你歷經(jīng)千辛萬苦一點(diǎn)也不為過.
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- The description above is quite an understatement.
- 上文的評(píng)價(jià)其實(shí)很保守.
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- To say they come in all shapes and sizes is an understatement.
- 如果說它們形狀各異,大小不同一點(diǎn)沒夸張.
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- To say the film was bad is an understatement.
- 說這部影片不好是比較溫和的說法.
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