Describing a photograph that did not get enough light, so it came out too dark. This is the adjective — the form you use to describe the finished picture, where 'underexpose' is what the camera or the photographer did. 'These shots are underexposed' is far more common in ordinary speech than the verb.

Describing a photograph that did not get enough light形容一張沒有得到足夠光線的照片，so所以 it came out too dark結果就是拍得太暗。This is這是 the adjective形容詞的形式——the form you use to describe the finished picture用來描述拍好的那張照片本身的形式，where而 'underexpose'「underexpose」 is what the camera or the photographer did指的是相機或攝影師做的那個動作。'These shots are underexposed'「這些照片曝光不足」 is far more common比動詞形式常見得多 in ordinary speech在日常說話裡 than the verb。

In an underexposed photo the dark parts go solid black and you lose whatever was hiding in them; faces sink into shadow. Editing software can lift some of it back, but not detail that was never recorded.

In an underexposed photo在一張曝光不足的照片裡， the dark parts暗部 go solid black會變成一片死黑， and而且 you lose whatever was hiding in them你會失去藏在裡面的所有細節；faces sink into shadow人臉也會沉進陰影裡。Editing software修圖軟體 can lift some of it back可以把一部分救回來，but不過 not detail that was never recorded但沒被記錄下來的細節就救不回來。

The opposite is 'overexposed', a photo so bright the white parts have nothing left in them.

The opposite相反的情況 is是 'overexposed',「overexposed」， a photo so bright the white parts have nothing left in them一張亮到亮部完全沒有細節的照片。

There is a second, less common use: a person or thing that has not been seen enough by the public — 'an underexposed young writer'. Interestingly, for people 'overexposed' is the far more common word (a star we are all tired of seeing), so if you only learn one direction for people, learn that one.

There is還有 a second, less common use第二種比較少見的用法：a person or thing that has not been seen enough by the public指還沒被大眾看見夠多的人或東西——'an underexposed young writer'「一個還沒受到注意的年輕作家」。Interestingly有趣的是， for people用在人身上時， 'overexposed'「overexposed」 is the far more common word反而是更常用的字 (a star we are all tired of seeing)（就是那種我們都看膩了的明星），so所以 if you only learn one direction for people如果你只想記一個方向來講人， learn that one就記這一個。