understated
英 [ˌʌndəˈsteɪtɪd]
美 [ˌʌndərˈsteɪtɪd]
adj. 淡雅的; 素雅的; 柔和的; 不过分的
v. 轻描淡写; 避重就轻地说
understate的过去分词和过去式
过去分词：understated 过去式：understated
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牛津词典
adj.
- 淡雅的；素雅的；柔和的；不过分的
if a style, colour, etc. is understated , it is pleasing and elegant in a way that is not too obvious
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 朴素的；低调的；不夸张的；不惹眼的
If you describe a style, colour, or effect asunderstated, you mean that it is not obvious.- I have always liked understated clothes — simple shapes which take a lot of hard work to get right.
我一直喜欢不太惹眼的衣服——简单的款式需要下大工夫才能弄得恰到好处。 - ...his typically understated humour.
他那典型的低调幽默
- I have always liked understated clothes — simple shapes which take a lot of hard work to get right.
英英释义
adj
- exhibiting restrained good taste
- the room is pleasant and understated
双语例句
- Men and women who wear jewelry should select only conservative and understated pieces.
佩带珠宝的男人女士应该只选择传统的、不招人眼目的珠宝。 - She said that we were facing a few difficulties, which was a fairly understated way of putting it!
她说我们有些困难，这真是相当轻描淡写的说法！ - Shoes and belts should be understated, not flashy.
鞋子和皮带应不惹眼，不俗气。 - And you are certain to find one that is as bold or understated as you are.
而你一定会找到一个大胆的，或者是低估了你的。 - Indeed, the importance of regional economic integration for global stability and security cannot be understated.
我们不能低估了区域经济整合对全球稳定和安全的重要性。 - The colors are white, pink and mirrored gold in glass, metal, light wood ceilings and fiberglass for an understated opulence.
颜色是白色，粉红色和镜像玻璃，金属，轻木天花板和玻璃纤维为低估富裕金牌。 - Cook, an understated business-type, had overseen Apple through a few upgrades to its iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.
低调的库克带领苹果公司对iPhone、iPad和Mac电脑进行了多次升级。 - Clooney also is convincing, projecting warmth and ease in an understated performance.
而乔治克鲁尼也极具说服力，他用质朴的表演方式演绎了温情与淡定。 - But it is a deeper film than this suggests; full of pathos and understated emotion.
但电影的蕴意则要深刻得多，充满了忧伤以及尽在不言中的情感。 - Given this picture, it should come as no surprise that Argentina is the one economy under our coverage where we have long maintained that inflation is officially understated, Anderson says.
有鉴于此，人们不应感到意外的是，在我们研究覆盖的国家中，阿根廷是我们长期认为官方通胀低报的一个经济体，安德森表示。