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understatement

B2 noun

understatement /ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/ nghĩa là nói giảm, nói tránh

Các nghĩa

  1. nói giảm, nói tránh

    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.

    rhetoric · uncountable · usually

    A master of understatement

    And that mode of expression is very demurring and self-deprecating. Victorian English was all about understatement.

  2. lời nói giảm, lời nói tránh

    An instance of such phrasing or lack of emphasis; an incomplete statement.

    countable · usually

    Now that's an understatement.

  3. sự che giấu thông tin

    An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

    uncountable · usually

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