单词 | Understatement |
例句 | 1. 'A little strange'is a gross understatement. 2. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. 3. To say we were pleased is an understatement . 4. To say the movie was bad is an understatement . 5. To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year. 6. Spanish has no word for "understatement". 7. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. 8. He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed. 9. He always goes for subtlety and understatement in his movies. 10. That's the biggest understatement of all time! 11. That may have been the understatement of the year. 12. Female speaker That's the understatement of the year. 13. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. 14. To say she came gingerly is an understatement. 15. Odd is an understatement of classic proportions,[/understatement.html] but then M R James is a very understated writer. 16. 'These figures are a bit disappointing.' 'That's got to be the understatement of the year.' 17. 'We have not done quite well enough,' Macmillan said, with characteristic understatement. 18. To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic. 19. "We both have an interesting 10 days coming up," said Alex Ferguson with studied understatement. 20. That New York City is not a peaceful place to live is the understatement of the year/month/century. 21. He was getting very hard to live with, and that's the understatement of the year. 22. To say that I was surprised is somewhat of an understatement. 23. To suggest that Niagara was an obsession with him is an understatement. 24. To call Michael Lawrence a high flyer would be an understatement. 25. To say marine life is abundant is to be guilty of a gross understatement. 26. Peter Cameron tells sad stories with tender grace and understatement, as if his work were composed of panels of watercolor. 27. To say that the military is secretive about this technology would be an understatement. 28. Well, I am no medical man, but that is an understatement. 29. To say that the teaching staff were not Anglo-Catholic is an understatement. 30. And for those determined enough to stand out from the crowd by virtue of understatement, that may well be enough. 1. 'A little strange'is a gross understatement. 2. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. 3. To say we were pleased is an understatement . 4. To say the movie was bad is an understatement . 5. To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year. 6. 'These figures are a bit disappointing.' 'That's got to be the understatement of the year.' 31. We had had a superb day's climbing, and to say his death was tragic is an understatement. 32. To say that events came roaring pell-mell at Brohm is the understatement of the week. 33. To say that Crenshaw is off the beaten path is an understatement. 34. To say that I was surprised by this state of affairs would be an understatement. 35. To say Link Wray is the most important and influential rock guitarist of the past 40 years is an understatement. 36. To say that this was creative statutory interpretation would be a gross understatement. 37. My previous employers were keen on understatement rather than fireworks. 38. To say that Reba Cooley presented a striking appearance would have been an understatement of ridiculous proportions. 39. Music as a background for drama is a much trickier area[/understatement.html], but you should err on the side of understatement. 40. What it does is to create an image of total separation expressed in understatement. 41. To say we are disappointed with the grant would be the understatement of the year. 42. The uncertain understatement of X that may arise from this source is comparatively small. 43. But if Jacquet de la Guerre was a mistress of the grand gesture, Campra's forte was delicate understatement. 44. To describe the Miniature Shetland Pony Foals as small would be an understatement. 45. Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything, an understatement. 46. She was conscious of being a misfit, and that was a great understatement. 47. Wild, whimsical and scary, to say Alabama 3 are unpredictable would be an understatement. 48. To say that the Wattersons had played fast and loose with their investors' capital was an understatement. 49. To say that his situation was difficult would be a decided understatement. 50. To say I've eaten well here is an understatement. 51. Misidentification is perhaps an understatement here. 52. British people tend understatement whereas Americans towards hyperbole. 53. When I said you were remarkable, that was an understatement. 54. So to say I am a native is an understatement. My mother's side of the family has been in Florida for generations. 55. Describing my feeling, upon seeing it, as thunderstruck would be an understatement. 56. HENRY KISSINGER was guilty of understatement when he said that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. 57. Like all craftsmen, hackers like good tools . Infact , that's an understatement. 58. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth - shaking ideas. 59. To say that he was displeased is an understatement, ie He was furious. 60. That is one big understatement, as OS/2 was radically improved as soon as Microsoft departed the ship and it enjoyed moderate success for more than half a decade in the hands of IBM. 61. Ptolemy is a family to say that they are disfunctional is an understatement. 62. It is a hopeless understatement to say that I am deeply grateful. 63. Nicknamed "Winnersville, " in honor of the winningest high school football team in the nation, simply saying Valdosta is "unique" is an understatement. 64. Hyperbole and understatement are two chief rhetorical figures in English language. 65. To call him a polymath would be a gross understatement. 66. Surely, this is an understatement: 650 pages of magic realism? 66. try its best to gather and build good sentences. 67. With regards to optics, the Abt AS 8 communicates pure understatement. 68. A uniformed ostiary ushered us into the reception area, a temple of understatement in exotic marbles and dark, gleaming woods. 69. Humor is a kind of language which is full of understatement and wisdom, sarcasm and jocularity, revealing the unreasonable in life. 70. It also explores doublespeak in terms of rhetorical devices, namely, personification, dehumanization, metaphor, understatement and inflation. 71. Also as an understatement, geographically, Binghamton is a beautiful place, mountainous and woodsy in all of its glory. 72. Whatever we can look forward to, do not expect understatement. 73. To say I was astonished would have been positively wallowing in understatement. 74. To call this CD amazingly satisfying is a gross understatement. |
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