"to put it mildly" 怎么发音

expression

US

tuh PUT it MYLD-lee

UK

too PUT it MYLD-lee

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpʊt/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈmaɪɫdɫi

英式英语

tˈuː/ /pʊt/ /ˈɪt/ /mˈaɪldli

简化发音

美式

tuh PUT it MYLD-lee

英式

too PUT it MYLD-lee

语境中听

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.