understatement
英 [?nd?'ste?tm(?)nt; '?nd?-]
美['?nd?stetm?nt]
GRE低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?understatements;
英文詞源
- understatement (n.)
- 1799, from under + statement.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed.
- 他極力輕描淡寫(xiě)地跟我們說(shuō)他感到失望。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.
- 說(shuō)他不感興趣肯定說(shuō)輕了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. 'A little strange'is a gross understatement.
- “ 有一點(diǎn)奇怪”絕對(duì)是輕描淡寫(xiě).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. "We both have an interesting 10 days coming up," said Alex Ferguson with studied understatement.
- 亞歷克斯·弗格森故作輕描淡寫(xiě)地說(shuō)：“我們都即將迎來(lái)愉快的10天?！?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year.
- 說(shuō)他很不好相處，那簡(jiǎn)直是說(shuō)得太客氣了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句