| 词汇 | backhanded |
| 释义 | backhanded adjective uk /ˌbækˈhæn.dɪd/ us /ˌbækˈhæn.dɪd/ backhandedadjective (HAVING TWO MEANINGS)A backhanded remark seems pleasant but may really be a criticism or mean something unkind: （话语中）隐含批评（或讥讽）的 backhanded compliment He gave me what sounded like a backhanded compliment. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something cutthroat meanness mental cruelty merciless mercilessly mordant trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian backhandedadjective (IN SPORT)In sport, a backhanded hit or stop is done by bringing the arm across the body to hit or catch the ball: Backhanded shots are not used in hockey. The third baseman made a tough backhanded stop. Related word backhand General terms used in ball sports aggregate score assist attacking back pass backspin bend dump interception kicker launch angle lay someone off layoff loft pitch stiff-arm stroke swat takeaway tap in timeout backhanded | American Dictionarybackhanded adjective us/ˈbækˈhæn·dɪd/ (of something said) not clear and usually meaning the opposite of what it seems to mean: Her backhanded compliments annoyed everyone. Examples of backhandedbackhanded I took that as being a somewhat backhanded compliment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is typical that an important subject such as this should so often be the product of so much backhanded scheming. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English That is a kind of backhanded tribute to the work that we have tried to perform. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is another point that can be of some assistance—although in a rather backhanded way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We felt that to be a somewhat backhanded compliment, but at least it was not an office of profit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a way, that is a backhanded compliment to the council's work to make the heart of our city a more attractive place to visit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He gives a nice little hand-out to certain people and then gives them a sort of backhanded smack over the tax allowance on cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think it is so much criticism, as in the nature of a backhanded compliment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Backhanded though it was, there could be no greater compliment to the effectiveness of the agency and its leaders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why cannot people stop using the words, "the working man", as a sort of backhanded sneer at management—a sneer at the boss? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you really mean that, then say it in the proper way and not in this backhanded way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether it is a backhanded way of getting rid of me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would that not be a backhanded argument? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be like playing golf backhanded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us admit that there is a weakness in the scheme and that the higher paid members of the community are being given some backhanded relief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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