underspeak

发音

US

词形变化

underspeaking underspeaks 三单 underspeaks underspoke underspoken underspeaking 现在分词 underspoke 过去式 underspoken 过去式 underspoken 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Speech that is characterized by understatement.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To speak with understatement and/or modesty.

  2. 2.

    To fail to say enough; to be too taciturn.

  3. 3.

    To speak without sufficient emphasis or volume.

  4. 4.

    To speak at the same time as and more quietly than another.

词源

From under- + speak.

来源：wiktionary