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
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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
- 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。 - 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 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。 - Clean: our visual style is clean and understated.
清楚：我们的视觉风格是清楚和容易理解的。 - 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。 - 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。 - And you are certain to find one that is as bold or understated as you are.
而你一定会找到一个大胆的，或者是低估了你的。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。