英语词汇“understatement”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	understatement
释义	Trends of understatement View usage for: understatement (ʌndəʳsteɪtmənt) Word forms: plural understatements 1. countable noun If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year. [+ of] Synonyms: euphemism, trivialization More Synonyms of understatement 2. uncountable noun Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed. ...typical British understatement. Synonyms: restraint, reserve, subtlety, delicacy More Synonyms of understatement understatement in British English (ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt) noun the act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or as less than it is Examples of 'understatement' in a sentence understatement He called it a postscript but he had always had a taste for understatement. Alan Judd THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002) she said, hitting the wrong note, making it sound like an understatement for his current situation. Robert Wilson A DARKENING STAIN (2002) `She can be a bit of a snob sometimes,' Sally said with gross understatement. Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002) In other languages understatement British English: understatement NOUN If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. American English: understatement Brazilian Portuguese: subestimação Chinese: 轻描淡写 European Spanish: subestimación French: terme faibleN German: Untertreibung Italian: understatement Japanese: 控えめな表現 Korean: 절제된 표현 European Portuguese: subestimação Latin American Spanish: subestimación Chinese translation of 'understatement' understatement (ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt) n (c/u) 轻(輕)描淡写(寫)的陈(陳)述 (qīng miáo dàn xiě de chénshù) 1 (noun) in the sense of euphemism To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. Synonyms euphemism The term `early retirement' is often a euphemism for `redundancy'. trivialization 2 (noun) in the sense of restraint typical British understatement Synonyms restraint reserve I hope you'll overcome your reserve. subtlety All those linguistic subtleties get lost when a book goes into translation. delicacy He played with a superb delicacy of touch. underplaying understatedness underemphasis Additional synonyms in the sense of delicacy Definition refinement of feeling, manner, or appreciation He played with a superb delicacy of touch. Synonyms lightness, accuracy, precision, elegance, sensibility, purity, subtlety, refinement, finesse, nicety, fineness, exquisiteness in the sense of reserve Definition the hiding of one's feelings and personality I hope you'll overcome your reserve. Synonyms shyness, silence, restraint, constraint, reluctance, formality, modesty, reticence, coolness, aloofness, secretiveness, taciturnity in the sense of subtlety Definition a fine distinction All those linguistic subtleties get lost when a book goes into translation. Synonyms fine point, refinement, nicety, sophistication, delicacy, intricacy, discernment Synonyms of 'understatement' understatement Explore 'understatement' in the dictionary
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