Understate Important ˌʌndəˈsteɪt Verb Describe Under·State ˌʌndərˈsteɪt Sth
The verb 'understate' means to describe something as less important or serious than it really is, or to state something inadequately. It implies a deliberate downplaying of a situation or fact.
[VERB 动词]不充分如实地陈述；对…轻描淡写；打折扣地说 If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is.
[V n]
The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices...
政府故意对物价上涨轻描淡写。
That understates my commitment to the orchestra.
那没有充分表达我对管弦乐队的热爱。
Oxford
under·state/ˌʌndəˈsteɪt; NAmEˌʌndərˈsteɪt/verbunderstatesth to state that sth is smaller, less important or less serious than it really is 轻描淡写；避重就轻地说◆It would be a mistake to understate the seriousness of the problem.对问题的严重性轻描淡写是错误的。OPP
to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really isOPP overstate: The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.