understatements

understatement

英/ ˈʌndəsteɪtmənt /

美/ ˈʌndərsteɪtmənt /

简明
柯林斯

n.不充分的陈述，以退为进的陈述；淡化，轻描淡写

GRE/

复数
understatements

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专业释义
英英释义

1
原意不夸张
delivery = manner of speaking twist 曲解，弯曲 play on words 运用双关（固定搭配） understatements 原意不夸张，在这里译成保守的说法或轻描淡写 implication 本意是暗含，最常用的意思是：影响，意义 ..
2
谨慎的陈述
... 谨慎的患者标准 prudent patient standard 谨慎的陈述 understatements 言行谨慎的 discreet ...

短语

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metaphors and understatements
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权威例句

1.
The Spaniards, among our staunchest allies in Europe, were livid, their diplomatic understatements notwithstanding.
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2.
Yet one lesson from the past 15 months is that official debt figures can be gross understatements.
ECONOMIST: Reading their lips | The
3.
In most cases, the IRS has three years after filing to audit tax returns, or six years in cases of substantial (25%) understatements of income.
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