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

• It cannot be understated just how important it is to let elements breathe in your design.
  “留白”对于网页设计是很重要的，留白不至于让你页面元素都堆积在一起。
• 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。
• 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！
• When you want something which is understated and edgy at the same time, these are it.
  当您想要的东西是低估和前卫在同一时间，这些都是它。
• 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。
• The details, the architectural elements, things that are surprising but still understated.
  喜欢它的细节和建筑元素，以及那些令人惊喜却依然低调的元素。
• They are understated rather than fancy, like our gardens, with their naturalistic elegance.
  它们与我们的园林一样低调而不张扬，有种浑然天成的雅致。
• 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。
• Some parts may actually be substantially understated.
  有些部分实际上可能是被大大低估了。