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understatement

美 [ˈʌndərˌsteɪtmənt]英 [ˈʌndə(r)ˌsteɪtmənt]

n.保守的说法；不充分的叙述；淡化；低调说法
网络低调陈述；轻描淡写；含蓄陈述

复数：understatements

understatement

understatement

n.

权威英汉双解英-汉英-英网络释义

understatement

n.

1.[c]保守的说法；不充分的叙述a statement that makes sth seem less important, impressive, serious, etc. than it really is

2.[u]淡化；低调说法the practice of making things seem less impressive, important, serious, etc. than they really are

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A source close to Miss Perroncel, 33 , claimed in The Sun: 'To say she's a Chelsea girl is a bit of an understatement .

据消息灵通人士透露，据《太阳报》的说法，说 33 岁的佩罗塞尔是切尔西女孩有点太含蓄了。

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It was an honest response , and also something of an understatement.

这是个诚恳的回答，当然也有一些潜台词。

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It would be an understatement to say that the last century has been a golden age for medical science .

上个世纪毫无疑问是医药科学的黄金时代。

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To say that blogs experienced exponential growth is a bit of an understatement .

说博客经历了指数级增长是有点儿低估它了。

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I was , in the 1960s, in a marriage . . . to use the word "bad" would be perhaps the understatement of the year. It was dreadful.

60年代我结婚了，用 “糟糕透了 ”这个词都不足以形容简直是糟糕极了。

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To call the company a meritocracy would be an understatement.

称这个公司为知识界的精英群一点都不为过。

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As the company 's lawyers wrote in one court filing, "That this case is large and complex is an understatement. "

在一份法律文件中该公司的律师写道：“此案之庞杂无以言表。”

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To say the crowd and Panettiere were a bit stunned is a bit of an understatement.

用 “吓晕了 ”来形容观众和潘妮蒂尔的反应都不为过。

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Voluminous empirical evidence now available shows that the statement , far from being an exaggeration , probably was an understatement .

实际上大量的证据表明，这种说法非但没有夸大甚至还可能是打了折扣的。

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So to say that the public education system in Bertie County is struggling, would be a huge understatement .

所以说伯蒂县的公共教育系统生存艰难是很保守的说法。

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It would be an understatement to say that both ventures were treated with scepticism .

可以保守地说，这两个大胆计划都令人怀疑。

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The first half . Disjointed is something of an understatement.

上半场。在主队的压力下蓝军踢得有些脱节。

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This proved something of an understatement .

这其实是一种低调的说法。

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HENRY KISSINGER was guilty of understatement when he said that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac .

“权力是最好的催情剂 ”，亨利•基辛格这一说法有轻描淡写之过。

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Quickly seems to be an understatement. What time's the cutoff ?

很快就意味着不充分什么时候截止？。

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To say that not everybody agrees with this theory would be an understatement .

说并非所有人都赞同这一理论，是客气的说法。

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To say that this is frustrating is an understatement .

令人沮丧的是这一数据还是一个保守的叙述。

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That 's a bit of an understatement.

那样说有点太客气了。

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To say that the last few years were not kind to the auto industry is a massive understatement .

要说过去几年汽车行业不景气，似乎过于轻描淡写。

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It would be an understatement to say the web has gotten faster in recent years .

web 在近些年来已经变得更快了，不过这样的说法有些保守。

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As it went, I 'm glad I was even able to make the accurate understatement that he was a "naughty billionaire" .

结果最后只有 “无良巨富 ”这句温和的话脱口而出，但考虑到那种情况，我已经很满意了。

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