单词：understatement
音标：[ʌndә'steitmәnt] ；
柯林斯词典等级：1 级；
n. 软弱无力的陈述, 克制的说法
[经] 少报
[经] 少报
n. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
词型变化：名词复数形式 : understatements
考试类型：[GRE]
考试类型：[GRE]
词性分布：
understatement的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- To say the film is bad is an understatement.说这部影片不好是比较温和的说法。
- The description above is quite an understatement.上文的评价其实很保守。
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