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

• 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。
• The colors are white, pink and mirrored gold in glass, metal, light wood ceilings and fiberglass for an understated opulence.
  颜色是白色，粉红色和镜像玻璃，金属，轻木天花板和玻璃纤维为低估富裕金牌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。