to say the least

克制措辭,克制言辭;委婉的表達某事
口語·委婉強調程度
英文釋義 to understate or downplay a situation, often implying that the actual situation is more extreme or impressive than what is being stated
例句
The concert was amazing, to say the least—I've never seen anything like it.
典故來源 源自英語中用于緩和語氣或低調陳述的表達,暗示實際情況比所說更強烈。

?? 習語詞匯解析

習語中的關鍵英語詞匯

least [list]
adj. 最小的;最少的( little的最高級);最不重要的,地位最低的; adv. 最少,最小; n. 最小;最少量;

?? 同首字母習語

the straw that broke the camels back
壓垮駱駝的最后一根稻草
the plot thickens
情節變得更加復雜或神秘了
take a deep breath
深深呼吸,以緩解情緒或焦慮
take ones hat off to someone
欽佩或向某人表示敬意
take someones life
奪取某人的生命
take a beating
受到重擊或失敗;受到懲罰
the whole nine yards
做任何必要的事情,完成一個任務的所有方面或細節
tie the knot
結婚
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