单词 understatement 释义 understatement[under-1 10 b. Cf. understate v.]a. (under-statement.) A statement which falls below the truth or fact.1799Monthly Rev. XXVIII. 528 Stating at the lowest its own populousness and produce, and..favouring a similar un...
单词 understatement 释义 understatement n (a) [U] (action or practice of) understating 有节制的陈述或表达; 少说; 少报 a clever use of understatement, eg for effect 巧妙地轻描淡写(如为获得某种效果). (b) [C] statement that expresses an idea, etc too weak...