"understatement" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 輕描淡寫

Definition

「輕描淡寫」指用輕鬆或委婉方式表達，使事情看起來沒那麼重要或嚴重，通常帶有幽默效果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在英式英語中常用於幽默或諷刺，字面意思比實際情況輕。如用“not bad”表示某事其實很棒。不同於「委婉語（euphemism）」，後者主要用於避免敏感話題。

Examples

Calling the huge storm 'a bit of rain' is an understatement.

把狂風暴雨說成「下點小雨」就是**輕描淡寫**。

Saying the test was 'not too hard' is an understatement if everyone failed.

如果大家都沒及格，把考試說成「不太難」就是**輕描淡寫**。

To say the movie was 'okay' is an understatement if you really loved it.

如果你很喜歡這部電影，說『還可以』就是**輕描淡寫**。

It’s an understatement to say he was surprised—he was completely shocked!

說他很驚訝都算**輕描淡寫**——其實他完全震驚了！

Saying the concert was 'pretty good' is quite the understatement—it was amazing!

說音樂會『還不錯』根本是**輕描淡寫**——太精彩了！

Calling the trip 'a bit stressful' is a major understatement—it was a disaster!

說旅程『有點緊張』其實是**輕描淡寫**——簡直是災難！