كيف تنطق "to put it mildly"
expression
tuh PUT it MYLD-lee
too PUT it MYLD-lee
التعريف
You use this expression to show that something is actually worse, more serious, or more extreme than the way you just described it. It means you are choosing gentle or careful words instead of being completely direct.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpʊt/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈmaɪɫdɫi
الإنجليزية البريطانية
tˈuː/ /pʊt/ /ˈɪt/ /mˈaɪldli
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
tuh PUT it MYLD-lee
بريطاني
too PUT it MYLD-lee
استمع في السياق
The food was not very good, to put it mildly.
She was upset, to put it mildly.
The meeting was not productive, to put it mildly.
He can be difficult to work with, to put it mildly.