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understated

/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪ.tɪd/

翻译: 形容某事物以克制、低调、不张扬的方式呈现或表达,常显得优雅、有品味而不刻意炫耀。, 动词,表示把某事物说得比实际情况更不重要、更不严重或不那么极端;也可指轻描淡写、有所保留地陈述。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪ.tɪd/C1formal
  • zh形容某事物以克制、低调、不张扬的方式呈现或表达,常显得优雅、有品味而不刻意炫耀。

Describes something that is presented or expressed in a subtle, restrained, or minimalistic way, often to create a more elegant or sophisticated effect.

  1. Subtle and elegantB2formal

    Presented or expressed in a restrained, subtle, and refined manner, often implying good taste.

    zh低调而优雅

    • Her outfit was understated but very elegant.
    • The room's decor was understated, with neutral colors and simple furniture.
    • He gave an understated performance that was deeply moving.

    同义词delicatediscreetelegantlow-keymutedrefinedrestrainedsubtletastefulunobtrusive

    反义词flamboyantflashygarishgaudyloudostentatiousshowy

词形
  • more understated comparative form
  • most understated superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

understate/ˌʌn.dərˈsteɪt/C1formal
  • zh动词,表示把某事物说得比实际情况更不重要、更不严重或不那么极端;也可指轻描淡写、有所保留地陈述。

A verb used to describe the act of describing something as less important, serious, or extreme than it really is.

  1. Represent as less significant or importantB2formal

    To describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, or extreme than it really is.

    zh轻描淡写

    • He understated the severity of the problem to avoid panic.
    • The report understated the financial losses of the company.
    • She tends to understate her achievements during interviews.

    同义词belittlede-emphasizedownplayminimizeplay downtrivializeunderplay

    反义词exaggerateoveremphasizeoverstate

词形
  • understated past participle
  • understated past simple
  • understating present participle
  • understates third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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所有列出的许可证均适用

Generated by language models and not human-verified: definitions, examples, levels and translations may contain errors.