understate

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/
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verb
R

To express something as less significant or less extreme than it actually is.

He understated the risks involved in the investment to attract more investors.

他為了吸引更多投資者,對投資中涉及的風險輕描淡寫。

translation

v. 輕描淡寫

詞形變化

3rd Present understates
Past understated
Perfect understated
Progressive understating