understatement

英 [ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt] 美 [ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt]

understatement的释义

n. 保守的陈述；轻描淡写；

[ 例句 ] It is a hopeless understatement to say that I am deeply grateful.

[ 释义 ] 只是一句“我深深地感谢”远不足以表达我的谢意.

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[ 例句 ] It is a hopeless ( definite ) ( positive ) understatement to say that I am deeply ( sincerely ) ( truly ) grateful.

[ 释义 ] 我深深的 ( 真挚的 ) ( 真诚的 ) 感谢远不足以 ( 不能确切 ) ( 不能明确 ) 表达我的谢意.

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[ 例句 ] The fact is, this is a guy for whom the phrase been there, done an understatement.

[ 释义 ] 事实上, 仅用“去过那儿, 做过什么”来形容他的经历还是远远不够的.

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[ 例句 ] Oh come on, you know that's a gross understatement. She's an absolute beauty.

[ 释义 ] 喔,少来了, 不用讲你也知道那是个粗略的保守说法. 她绝对是个大美人.

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[ 例句 ] Hyperbole and understatement are two chief rhetorical figures in English language.

[ 释义 ] 夸张与含蓄陈述是英语中两种主要的修辞手段.

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