Question of the Day #312

"Trump downplays resignation of anti-ISIS special envoy Brett McGurk, calls it 'nothing event'"
From the headline of this article at ABC News.

上記の文で、downplay の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "downplay" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〔物事を実際よりも〕軽く見る［扱う］、軽視する、見くびる、重要視しない

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

PLAY DOWN, DE-EMPHASIZE

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

1968年から。動詞句のplay ~ downより。音楽や演劇関係から派生したかもしれない。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

"de-emphasize, minimize," 1968, from verbal phrase play (something) down, which is perhaps from music or theater

Examples

• Athletes often downplay their injuries.
• he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success
• The government has been trying to downplay the crisis.
• ‘this report downplays the seriousness of global warming’
• The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.