英语单词“understatement”的翻译、意思、音标-英汉词典

单词	understatement
释义	[/ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt; ˋʌndɚˏstetmənt/] 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 weakly 重事轻说; 轻描淡写: To say that he was displeased is an understatement, ie He was furious. 说他不高兴是重事轻说（他已怒不可遏）.
随便看	till(until) till(up to) time out of mind(times out of mind) time(times) time(while) tired(tiresome) to a man(to the last man) to date(up to date) to death(to the death) to mind(to my mind) to no end(without end) to one's knowledge(to the best of one's knowledge) to one's purpose(to the purpose) to say nothing of(nothing to speak of) to taste(to one's taste) to the day(to this day) to the wall(up the wall) to(toward （ s ）) to(up to) too(all too, only too) town(a twon, the town) tread on sb's heels(tread on sb's toes) trend(tendency) triumphal(triumphant) trouble oneself(trouble one's head)