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understatement

/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt/

翻译: 名词,指故意轻描淡写、缩小某事物重要性、严重性或规模的陈述,常用来达到讽刺或幽默的效果。

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词语关系

noun

/ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt.mənt/C1formal
  • zh名词,指故意轻描淡写、缩小某事物重要性、严重性或规模的陈述,常用来达到讽刺或幽默的效果。

A noun referring to a statement that deliberately makes something seem less important, serious, or extreme than it actually is, often for ironic effect.

  1. Restrained or ironic statementB2formal

    A statement that deliberately makes something seem less important, serious, or extreme than it actually is, often for ironic effect.

    zh轻描淡写

    • Saying 'it's a bit chilly' during a blizzard is a classic understatement.
    • Calling the massive earthquake 'a minor disturbance' was a huge understatement.
    • To say he was slightly upset after losing his job is an understatement.

    同义词litotesmeiosis

    反义词exaggerationhyperboleoverstatement

词形
  • understatements plural form
  • understatements' possessive plural form
  • understatement's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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