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　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.33269 / COCA.19153

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...his typically understated humour.
     他那典型的低调幽默

英英释义

adj

• exhibiting restrained good taste
  1. the room is pleasant and understated
  Synonym:unostentatiousunpretentious

双语例句

• We're talking about a basic, low-cut lace-up without any glitz that delivers a wholesome serving of understated style.
  我们谈论的一个基本的，低切花边行动没有任何浮华，它提供了健康服务的低估风格。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• ESCADA SPORT represents understated chic, metropolitan allure and young femininity.
  ESCADASPORT象征着柔和时尚、都市魅力和年轻的女性气质。
• The impact and importance of following an agile, iterative and incremental approach cannot be understated.
  很多人无法理解遵循敏捷、迭代和递增的方法的影响和重要性。
• The music consists of five notes only, and the four musical phrases are slowly unrolled and very understated.
  曲调的音域仅有五度，4个乐句皆以级进方式缓缓展开，显得十分内在。
• 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。
• 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。
• As a drawing, my Matisse is understated yet very powerful.
  作为一幅画，我的这幅马蒂斯的画作很朴素，但却非常有力量。