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understatement
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural understatements
plural understatements
Learner's definition of UNDERSTATEMENT
1
[count] : a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is低调保守的说法；轻描淡写的陈述
- To say that I didn't like the book is an understatement. [=I hated the book]说我不喜欢这本书，那还是客气了。
- “I may have overreacted a little.” “That's the understatement of the year! ” [=you overreacted very badly]“我可能是有点反应过激了。”“岂止是有点儿！”
2
[noncount] : the practice of describing things in a way that makes them seem smaller, less important, etc., than they really are轻描淡写；低调陈述
- He has a knack for understatement.他擅长运用淡化手法。
- a masterpiece of understatement低调陈述的典范
understatement
noun
un·der·state·ment ˌən-dər-ˈstāt-mənt 
plural understatements
1
: a statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less important than it really is : a statement that understates something
Russ Becker2
: the avoidance of obvious emphasis or embellishment : an understated condition, appearance, etc.
Word History
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of understatement was in 1799 Phrases Containing understatement
noun
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