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understated
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🇺🇸 /ˈʌndɚstˌeɪtɪd/
形容风格、表达或外表低调克制、不夸张而且不卖弄。
💡 记忆钩子
把它想成把音量和颜色都轻轻调低:不是没有特点,而是有意收住锋芒,所以可以形容低调的外观,也可以形容含蓄克制的表达。
📝 学习建议
- 不要把它简单理解为“表达不足”或“没说清楚”;它通常强调有意保持低调、含蓄和不张扬。
- 学习时先掌握“低调、不夸张”的核心意思,再根据上下文理解它是在说外表、风格还是表达方式。
📖 中文释义
adj
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core 低调克制;不夸张📖 形容某种外观、风格或表达把锋芒收住,不用鲜艳、华丽或强烈的方式吸引注意,但仍然可能很有特点。💡 常说“understated + 服饰、设计、风格”或“an understated style”,也可以说某人的表达很 understated。它通常带有欣赏意味,表示自然、得体、有分寸;若要说“太不明显”或“表达不充分”,应换用别的词。She wore an understated black dress to the dinner.她穿了一条低调而简洁的黑裙子参加晚宴。The restaurant has an understated elegance that guests appreciate.这家餐厅有一种客人很欣赏的低调优雅。
more understated
comparative
most understated
superlative
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 1 组
exhibiting restrained good taste
同义词集:
understated
unostentatious
unpretentious
the room is pleasant and understated
近似: tasteful
🌳 词源
由前缀 under- 与 stated 组合而成,表示没有把特点完全显露出来。
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
Proto-Italic *status
Latin statuslbor.
Old French estatbor.
Middle English stat
English state
English understate
English -ed
English understated
From understate + -ed.
🔄 变式
more understated
compar
most understated
superl
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