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.
少し寒いと言えば、控えめに言っている。
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.
彼の気軽な態度は、状況の深刻さを控えめに表現している。
translation
控えめな表現, 控えめな態度
語形変化
Plural
understatements