understates

['ʌndə'steit]

[ understates ]

v.轻描淡写地说, 少说

例句与用法：

A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as in This is no small problem.

间接肯定法用有节制的陈述所构成一种修辞手法，即通过否定其反面来表达肯定的意思，例如在这并不是一个小问题中

词形变化：

动词过去式: understated | 动词过去分词: understated | 动词现在分词: understating | 动词第三人称单数: understates |