understatement

noun

1. 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
   1. To say we were pleased is an understatement (= we were extremely pleased) .
      说我们高兴，那是轻描淡写。
   2. ‘These figures are a bit disappointing.’ ‘That's got to be the understatement of the year .’
      “这些数字有点令人失望。” “那一定是本年度最保守的说法了。”
2. 淡化；低调说法
   the practice of making things seem less impressive, important, serious, etc. than they really are
   1. typical English understatement
      典型的英国式低调说法
   2. He always goes for subtlety and understatement in his movies.
      他总是在自己的电影中运用细腻刻画和淡化手法。

1. N-COUNT 不充分如实的陈述；轻描淡写的说明
   If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true.
   1. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement...
      说我失望那是说得太轻了。
   2. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year.
      说他很不好相处，那简直是说得太客气了。
2. N-UNCOUNT 轻描淡写；重事轻说；淡化
   Understatement is the practice of suggesting that things have much less of a particular quality than they really have.
   1. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.
      他极力轻描淡写地跟我们说他感到失望。
   2. ...typical British understatement.
      典型的英国式轻描淡写

1. 'We both have an interesting 10 days coming up,' said Alex Ferguson with studied understatement.
   亚历克斯·弗格森故作轻描淡写地说：“我们都即将迎来愉快的10天。”
2. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement
   说我失望那是说得太轻了。
3. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year.
   说他很不好相处，那简直是说得太客气了。
4. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.
   他极力轻描淡写地跟我们说他感到失望。
5. That is something of an understatement.
   但有一个因素被低估了。
6. To say that the stylesheets I have introduced in this article are simplistic would be an understatement.
   如果要说本文中介绍的样式表很简单，就太过谨慎了。
7. I came at quite an interesting time, Mr Ritchie recalls with understatement.
   我是在一个非常有趣的时间点上任的，里奇轻描淡写地回忆说。
8. Saying 'Beijing has a traffic problem' is something of an understatement.
   说北京有交通拥堵问题有点太轻描淡写了。
9. Describing that as Commedia is, I admit, an understatement.
   我承认，将这形容为喜剧，是一种不到位的说法。
10. We have$ 800bn, Bernanke replied, though even that astronomical number was an understatement.
    我们有8000亿美元，伯南克回答道，尽管这个天文数字也还是低估了实际所需的规模。
11. They are disfunctional is an understatement.
    这是一个保守的说法。
12. That's a bit of an understatement.
    那有点夸张了。
13. I'd say that's an understatement.
    可能我说得太保守了。
14. Misidentification is perhaps an understatement here.
    误认在这里也许是一种轻描淡写。
15. This proved something of an understatement.
    这其实是一种低调的说法。
16. A Pragmatic Study of Understatement in the Acadians
    《阿卡迪亚人》中低调陈述的语用研究
17. 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。
18. To say Goop has its detractors would be an understatement.
    说有人诋毁Goop算是客气的了。
19. Altering the meaning of a term from positive to negative. an understatement that expresses an affirmative thought negatively.
    表否定的将一个词的意义由肯定变为否定的以否定形式表达肯定意思的陈述。
20. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement.
    如果说那一餐和它的创造者挑战了我的成见罚款烹调是轻描淡写。
21. To say that you've come a long way is an understatement.
    说你历经了千辛万苦一点也不为过。
22. And probably the understatement of all time would be that I have learned a lot along the way.
    一直以来保守的说法是，一路上我学到了很多。
23. Oh come on, you know that's a gross understatement. she's an absolute beauty.
    喔，少来了，不用讲你也知道那是个粗略的保守说法。她绝对是个大美人。
24. 'A little strange'is a gross understatement.
    “有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写。
25. But now in Britain, proud traditions of cynicism and understatement have been cast aside.
    而现在，英国也已把引以为豪的犬儒主义和言语节制的传统抛诸脑后。
26. I am a terrible linguist but, I hope, a reasonable investor, Mr Bolton says, with understatement.
    我不是一个出色的语言学家，但我希望自己是个理性的投资者，波顿轻描淡写地说道。
27. To say we were pleased is an understatement.
    只说我们高兴真是轻描淡写。
28. That, I thought, could be the understatement of the year.
    我想那可能是当年少报的数字。
29. Probably an understatement: A lot of times what people want is a listening ear.
    很可能是轻描淡写，但很多时候，人们想要的只是一只倾听的耳朵。
30. ALDA's "improperly intrude" depiction is an understatement.
    阿尔达的“不当入侵”的描述是轻描淡写。

noun

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