Understatement
[ [ˌʌndə'steitmənt] ]
成人 Adult Edu
n. 软弱无力的陈述, 克制的说法\\n[经] 少报
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📖 牛津释义
understatement
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）.
🗣️ 情景例句
We are going upstairs to set up Grandpa's room.
我们要上楼收拾一下爷爷的房间。
It's a beautiful country with several chains of mountains.
这个国家很美，它有很多山脉。
At first I thought I'd done the right thing, but I soon realized that I'd made a mistake.
开始我以为我做对了，但是很快就发现自己犯了个错误。