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

• The dress reflects our signature style of understated elegance with a strong feeling of individuality.
  这条裙子体现了我们所追求的低调优雅又有强烈个性感的独特风格。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Most analysts believe the published budget is understated& in which case, why trumpet such a big number?
  大多数分析家认为公布的预算是不夸张的&在什么情况下，为什么炫耀这么一个巨大的数字？
• 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。