downplaying
downplaying — 動詞
- downplaysthird-person singular
- downplayedpast tense
- downplayingpresent participle
- downplayings3rd person singular
- downplayinging-ing form
- downplayingedpast simple
1. to speak or act in a way that makes something appear less serious, harmful, or s
輕描淡寫
讓某事看起來沒那麼重要或嚴重
to speak or act in a way that makes something appear less serious, harmful, or significant than it actually is — for example, downplaying a financial loss, a health risk, or one's own role in an achievement.
Yara tried to downplay her mistake, but her supervisor noticed it right away.
Yara 試圖淡化自己的錯誤，但主管馬上就發現了。
downplay + noun phrase for making a problem seem smaller
The doctor warned Minh not to downplay his back pain, since early treatment matters.
醫生告誡 Minh 不要輕忽背痛，因為及早治療很重要。
Ava downplayed the company's money problems during the meeting, which worried her colleagues.
Ava 在會議中淡化了公司的資金問題，這讓同事們很擔心。
Gabriel downplayed his part in the project's success and praised the whole team instead.
Gabriel 對自己在專案成功中的貢獻輕描淡寫，反而稱讚了整個團隊。
- understate
focuses on describing something as smaller or less than it really is, often in numbers or facts
- play down
phrasal verb; slightly more informal, same meaning
- minimize
stronger tone; suggests actively trying to reduce the importance of something
- trivialize
negative connotation; suggests making something important seem unimportant
- overstate
to make something seem more important or serious than it really is
- exaggerate
to describe something as larger, better, or worse than it really is
文法句型
downplay + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used when someone intentionally tries to reduce the perceived seriousness of a problem or their own contribution. The object is usually a noun phrase describing a problem, risk, achievement, or emotion.