喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˌʌndərˈreɪtɪd/ · /ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪd/被低估的

    Better than most people think or say — used about a person, a thing, or an idea that deserves more praise than it gets.

    示範例句 · Example

    Sweet potatoes are underrated — they're cheap, sweet, and easy to cook.

    逐字地瓜是被低估的——它們便宜、甜，而且容易煮。

    「underrated」說的是「這個人或這個東西其實比大家講的好」，它把重點放在「外界給的評價太低了」。可以想成：rate 是「打分數、給評價」，under- 是「低於該有的」，所以 underrated 就像是「分數被打低了」；它在 LDOCE 的反義字 overrated 則是同一張圖，只是分數被打高了。也因為被批評的是「那個評價」而不是那個人，說某人 underrated 其實是在替他說話、在稱讚他。

    常見搭配

    • a much underrated novel / film / player

      被大大低估的（小說／電影／球員）

      far better than almost anyone says it is

      It is a much underrated film, and the library still has a copy of it.

    • the most underrated player / actor / singer

      最被低估的（球員／演員／歌手）

      the one who gets the least praise for how good they really are

      Ask any coach: she is the most underrated player in the whole league.

    • hugely / vastly underrated

      被嚴重低估的

      much better than people say, by a very large amount

      The small bakery near the station is hugely underrated.

    • an underrated talent

      被低估的才能／實力派

      an ability, or a person with an ability, that people do not praise enough

      Listening carefully is an underrated talent.

    • an underrated gem

      被埋沒的好東西

      something very good that few people know about

      That noodle shop on the corner is an underrated gem.

    意思相近

    undervaluedunderappreciatedunappreciatedoverlookedunsung

    用法接近

    underestimatedunnoticedobscurelow-key

    意思相反

    overratedovervaluedoverhyped

core核心畫面

Think of a price tag or a score that has been set too low: the thing itself is good, but the number people have put on it does not match. 'Underrated' is that gap — the real worth sits above the public estimate. It is said from the outside, by someone who has noticed the gap and is quietly correcting it.

可以想成有人給這個東西標了一個分數或價錢，而那個數字打得太低了。東西本身是好的，只是外界給的評價沒跟上——underrated 講的就是這中間的落差：實際的價值高過大家嘴上說的。用這個字的人，通常是站在旁邊發現了落差，順手幫它補回來。

同家族的字

意思相近

undervaluedunderappreciatedunappreciatedoverlookedunsung

用法接近

underestimatedunnoticedobscurelow-key

意思相反

overratedovervaluedoverhyped

原始詞典資料2 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。

underratedadj詞源 1/ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/

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    Not given enough recognition for its quality.

    • Koeman identified Southampton’s third as their finest goal of the game. Jack Cork, the most underrated player at a much-lauded club, swept the ball out wide to Tadic, who waited for Cork to run to the back post before chipping the ball across to him to slam in a deserved goal from close range, despite an attempted block by Vito Mannone.
    • The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • underrate

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