English Dictionary

understatement

名詞

修辞法 不可算名詞 通常 可算名詞

(uncountable, rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.

日本語の意味

実際の状況よりも控えめに、または取るに足らないことに見せかける修辞技法。 / （風刺的な効果を狙い）重要性や量を意図的に過小評価して表現する方法。

Calling the mountain 'a bit of a hill' was a gross understatement that made everyone laugh at the guide's irony.

山を「ちょっとした丘だ」と呼ぶのは、控えめな修辞表現の典型で、ガイドの皮肉に皆が笑った。

意味（1）

(uncountable, rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.

A master of understatement

意味（2）

(countable) An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis.

Now that's an understatement.

意味（3）

An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

understatements （ plural ）