understatement
🇺🇸
/ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt/
noun
R
A way of saying something that makes it sound less extreme than it really is.
Saying it was a little cold is an understatement.
说有点冷是一种轻描淡写的说法。
R
The act of making something seem less significant or serious than it actually is.
His casual attitude is an understatement of the situation's severity.
他随便的态度是对形势严重性的轻描淡写。
translation
轻描淡写, 淡化处理
词形变化
Plural
understatements