To put it mildly
说得婉转些
🧩 词语组成解析
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
put
[pʊt]
vt. 放;表达;给予（重视、信任、价值等）;使处于（某种状态）;
vt.& vi. 使感觉到;使受到…的影响;
vi. 说;猛推;将…送往;使与…连接;
n. [方]笨蛋，怪人;对策;
adj. 固定的;不动的;
it
[ɪt]
pron. 它;他;正好是所需的;事实[情况];
n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋;<俚>绝妙的人;理想的东西;登峰造极;
mildly
['maildli]
adv. 和善地;轻微地;说得委婉些;说得好听一点;
🗣️ 情景例句
He's the sweetest little thing.
他是最可爱的小家伙。
Poverty is the mother of all arts.
贫困乃一切艺术之源。
Mathilde! Oh yes. Sorry, I didn't recognize you. Where have you been all these years, Mathilde? I hope you weren't ill. You don't look very well.
玛蒂尔德！真的是你呀！对不起，我没有认出你来。这些年你上哪儿去了，玛蒂尔德？我想你没有病吧，你的脸色看来不太好。