understatement [美 ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt, 英 ʌndəˈsteɪtm(ə)nt, ˈʌndəsteɪtm(ə)nt] 名词 C or U
单语范例（未经PONS编辑处理）
To describe your treatment of your daughter as appalling is a gross understatement.
en.wikipedia.org It would be a gross understatement to say that these events did not have an impact on the school.
en.wikipedia.org Again that leads to an understatement of domestic profits.
en.wikipedia.org It describes terrible things with understatement, yet with compassion.
en.wikipedia.org On the whole, it would be something of an understatement to say that the artistic merit of such a melange as this is rather questionable.
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