understatement
英
['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]
美
['ʌndərsteɪtmənt]
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Noun:
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a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
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用作名词 (n.)
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To say the film is bad is an understatement.
说这部影片不好是比较温和的说法。
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The description above is quite an understatement.
上文的评价其实很保守。
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