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　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.33269 / COCA.19153

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...his typically understated humour.
     他那典型的低调幽默

英英释义

adj

• exhibiting restrained good taste
  1. the room is pleasant and understated
  Synonym:unostentatiousunpretentious

双语例句

• ESCADA SPORT represents understated chic, metropolitan allure and young femininity.
  ESCADASPORT象征着柔和时尚、都市魅力和年轻的女性气质。
• Shoes and belts should be understated, not flashy.
  鞋子和皮带应不惹眼，不俗气。
• But it is a deeper film than this suggests; full of pathos and understated emotion.
  但电影的蕴意则要深刻得多，充满了忧伤以及尽在不言中的情感。
• Men and women who wear jewelry should select only conservative and understated pieces.
  佩带珠宝的男人女士应该只选择传统的、不招人眼目的珠宝。
• 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 colors are white, pink and mirrored gold in glass, metal, light wood ceilings and fiberglass for an understated opulence.
  颜色是白色，粉红色和镜像玻璃，金属，轻木天花板和玻璃纤维为低估富裕金牌。
• 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。
• 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。
• Indeed, the importance of regional economic integration for global stability and security cannot be understated.
  我们不能低估了区域经济整合对全球稳定和安全的重要性。
• The music consists of five notes only, and the four musical phrases are slowly unrolled and very understated.
  曲调的音域仅有五度，4个乐句皆以级进方式缓缓展开，显得十分内在。