摘要:downplay是新词,1968年才出现,可能源于音乐或剧院术语play (something down), 即“放低[音量]”。音量低了就不那么引人注目了,从而“淡化、轻描淡写”。
动词downplay的含义是“淡化、对…轻描淡写”,如
【例句1】The government is trying to downplay the violence. (政府正试图淡化暴力事件。)[柯林斯高级学者词典]
【例句2】The government has been trying to downplay the crisis. (政府一直试图淡化这场危机。)[剑桥高级学者词典]
【例句3】The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.(教练正对球队糟糕的表现轻描淡写。) [牛津高级学者辞典]
进一引申有“贬低”之义,如
【例句4】White House officials attempted to downplay the president's role in the affair. (白宫官员试图弱化总统在这件事中的作用。)[朗文当代英语辞典]
downplay是新词,1968年才出现,可能源于音乐或剧院术语play (something down), 即“放低[音量]”。音量低了就不那么引人注目了,从而“淡化、轻描淡写”。
来源:肖宇科技频道