understate
动词
英 [ʌndə'steɪt] 美 ['ʌndɚ'stet]
基本释义
v.打着折扣说,保守地说,有意轻描淡写
词根词缀
前缀
under
在...下面
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词根
state
陈述，声明
under + state = understate
网络释义
轻描淡写；保守地陈述；低估
Wiktionary英语原文词典
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1、He tends to understate the importance of his role in the project.
他往往轻描淡写地低估了自己在这个项目中的重要性。
2、The report significantly understates the environmental impact of the factory.
这份报告严重低估了工厂对环境的影响。
实用场景例句
商务邮件
I think he somewhat understated the challenges of the project.
我认为他对项目的挑战有所轻描淡写。
学术写作
The researchers understated the severity of the issue in their report.
研究人员在报告中保守地描述了问题的严重性。
旅游出行
The brochure understated the crowds at popular tourist spots.
宣传册有意轻描淡写热门景点的拥挤。
日常对话
She tends to understated her achievements to appear humble.
她倾向于轻描淡写自己的成就以显得谦虚。
社交媒体
He understated the danger, but many were still scared.
他打着折扣说危险，但很多人仍然很害怕。
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