她说这只是个小错误,但我觉得她低估了问题的严重性。

She said it was just a small mistake, but I think she's understating the seriousness of the problem.

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She said it was just a small mistake, but I think she's understating the seriousness of the problem.

understating 是动词 understate 的现在分词形式。understate 由前缀 under-(表示"不足、低于")和动词 state(陈述、说明)组成,字面意思是"陈述不足",引申为"轻描淡写、低估"的意思。 understating 在这里表示"正在低估"或"轻描淡写地描述"的行为。

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