| 词汇 | backhanded-compliment |
| 释义 | backhanded compliment noun[ C ] (alsoback-handed compliment)uk /ˌbæk.hæn.dɪd ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/ us /ˌbæk.hæn.dɪd ˈkɑːm.plə.mənt/(US alsoleft-handed compliment) a remark that seems to say something pleasant about a person but could also be an insult: 讽刺挖苦的恭维话 I say this unironically, and not as a backhanded compliment.我这样说是不带讽刺意味的，而不是作为一种反讽的恭维。 She was insulted by his back-handed compliment. behaviour or an action that seems to suggest something good about someone or something but could also be an insult: 表面恭维实则侮辱的行为 It was a backhanded compliment that the worst criminals sought him out to represent them.最坏的罪犯找他代表他们，这是一种反讽的恭维。 The appearance of Hollywood stars in British ads is something of a back-handed compliment. That sounds like a backhanded compliment but it isn't meant to be. He didn't wait for a response to his back-handed compliment. "Rudeness in disguise" includes back-handed compliments or sarcasm. His lack of deference is actually a backhanded compliment. Praising insincerely or too eagerly bootlicker bow and scrapeidiom crawler creep cuddle glad-handing grovel grovelling grovellingly hagiographic obsequious obsequiously people pleaser play up to someone schmooze sycophantically toady toadying truckle unctuous You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Insults & abuse |
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