understatement [ʌndə'steɪtmənt]

n.
保守的陈述, 掩饰

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单词 understatement 网络释义

名词 n.
1.不充分的陈述;保守的陈述

单词 understatement 其它相关

单词解释
n. 1> (U)含蓄的陈述
　 2> (C)含蓄的话[说话]
1> A disclosure or statement that is less than complete.
2> Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.
3> Restraint in artistic expression.
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单词 understatement 其它例句

- "A little strange" is a gross understatement
　 “有一点奇怪”绝对是轻描淡写
- A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as in This is no small problem.
　 间接肯定法用有节制的陈述所构成一种修辞手法, 即通过否定其反面来表达肯定的意思, 例如在这并不是一个小问题中
- It would also be an understatement to say
　 保守来说，