Understating
v. 很有节制地陈述或表达（某事物）( understate的现在分词 ); 少说, 少报（某数目等）
🗣️ 情景例句
Atta girl!
好女孩！
Do you have any friends?
你有朋友吗？
Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。