英
[ˌʌndə'steɪt]
美
[ˌʌndər'steɪt]
- v. 輕描淡寫地說；少說
understate的用法和樣例：
例句
用作動詞 (v.)
- To call this a security hole is to understate the point woefully.
不幸的是,將它稱之為安全性漏洞是輕描淡寫的說法。 - It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.
對問題嚴重性的輕描淡寫是錯誤的。 - Factory managers understate their potential output.
工廠的管理人員少報他們的潛在產量。 - She refuses on principle to understate her income for taxation purposes.
她出於道德上的動機,不願為了少納稅而少報收入。
經典引文
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These figures may well understate the truth.
出自：Economist
understate的相關資料：
近反義詞
【近義詞】
- minimize 將 ... 減到最少...
- play down 降低
- devalue 貶值
- belittle 輕視
- make little of 不重視
- minimise 盡量減少
- downplay 低估
【反義詞】
- overstate 誇大的敘述
