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
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.- 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
- Black dress shoes are easy& they're understated and tasteful.
黑色礼服鞋非常从容&它们低调而且有品位。 - Ultimately, creating readable and testable code is one of the main, if understated, goals of porting legacy code to a new language such as Python.
总之，毫不夸张地说，创建可阅读和可测试的代码是将遗留代码移植到Python这样的新语言的一个主要目标。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - That probably explains why the ebullient Mr Ballmer was conspicuously understated this week as he outlined his deal with Yahoo.
或许这解释了为什么一向热情洋溢的鲍尔默在上周概述与雅虎的交易时表现非常低调的原因。