understatement
/ʌndә'steitmәnt/
柯林斯星级
BNC频率: 14115
现代语料频率: 13139
中文翻译
n. 软弱无力的陈述, 克制的说法
[经] 少报
英文解释
n. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
词态变化
复数形式:understatements
常见例句
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understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
2
the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) n understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
相关词组
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n. 有节制的陈述或表达( understatement的复数形式 ); 少说; 少报; 重事轻说