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To downplay something is to talk about it as if it mattered less than it really does. A company may downplay a mistake; a politician may downplay a risk; a friend may downplay their own success so they do not sound proud. It is the opposite of making a big noise about something. The older two-word phrase is play down, and downplay is just that idea packed into one verb. You downplay a thing (the problem, the injury, the cost). It is a little formal and shows up a lot in news, though actually families use it too: “Don’t downplay it — that really hurt.” It is not about games or computers.
core核心畫面
組成From the phrase play down. By the look of the word: down- + play.
同家族的字
- play downthe original two-word phrase, same meaning
- play upthe opposite: make something seem more important
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
downplayverb/ˈdaʊ̯nˌpleɪ̯/
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To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is no ordinary thriller. John Cassavetes, as usual, downplays the plot, opting for character and endless improvisation, but it does not entirely work in this setting.
- [Milo] Yiannopoulos, whose own career as a far-right pundit imploded in 2017 after remarks he had made downplaying the seriousness of pedophilia surfaced, claims he has more damaging videos to release about [Ali] Alexander and [Nick] Fuentes.
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