understatement
翻譯
輕描淡寫, 保守的說法
例句
To say it was a bit cold is an understatement.
說天氣有點冷，這是輕描淡寫的說法。
He is known for his classic British understatement.
他以其經典的英式輕描淡寫而聞名。
文法模式
((...)) 輕描淡寫的說法 To say he was happy is an understatement.
an understatement to say ((that...)) 說（...）是輕描淡寫的 It is an understatement to say that the project was a success.
近義詞
同義詞: minimization; 反義詞: exaggeration, hyperbole
詞源
由“under-”（在…之下，少於）和“statement”（陳述）組成。指低於實際事實或強度的陳述。
記憶技巧
想一個“低於”真實重要性水平的陳述。它是“overstatement”（誇大）的反義詞。