控えめに言う， 控え目に言う， ひかえめにいう
1. to speak with restraint, to understate, to downplay, to put it mildly, to say the least
措辞谨慎，淡化处理，委婉地说，至少可以说
彼は控え目に言っても倹約家だ。
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He is frugal, to say the least of it.
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彼の治世の次の十年間の政治的状況は、控え目に言っても極度に不安定であった。
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The political situation was, to say the least, extremely unstable during the next ten years of his reign.
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控え目に言っても彼は関心事が多すぎる。
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He has too many interests, to put it mildly.
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控え目に言っても彼はちょっと軽率だった。
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He was rather careless to say the least.
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控え目に言ってもこれは良くない。
tbd
It is not good, to say the least.
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控え目に言っても、彼は悪人のようさ。
tbd
To say the least, he seems to be a bad person.
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控え目に言っても、彼はよい学生ではない。
tbd
He is not a good student, to say the least.
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控え目にいっても素晴らしいディナーだった。
tbd
It was a good dinner, to say the least.
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控え目にいっても、彼は愉快なやつではない。
tbd
He is not a cheerful guy, to say the least.
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