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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Given this picture, it should come as no surprise that Argentina is the one economy under our coverage where we have long maintained that inflation is officially understated, Anderson says.
  有鉴于此，人们不应感到意外的是，在我们研究覆盖的国家中，阿根廷是我们长期认为官方通胀低报的一个经济体，安德森表示。
• Some parts may actually be substantially understated.
  有些部分实际上可能是被大大低估了。
• Clean: our visual style is clean and understated.
  清楚：我们的视觉风格是清楚和容易理解的。
• Shoes and belts should be understated, not flashy.
  鞋子和皮带应不惹眼，不俗气。
• Cook, an understated business-type, had overseen Apple through a few upgrades to its iPhone, iPad and Mac computers.
  低调的库克带领苹果公司对iPhone、iPad和Mac电脑进行了多次升级。
• 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。