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单词 understatement
释义 understatement
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: under (III) + statement
1. : the act of understanding : a statement below the truth
 < understatement of population growth >
2. : restrained statement in ironic contrast to what might be said : studied avoidance of emphasis or exaggeration
 < we have been taught to value terseness and understatement — Irving Howe >
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