- 简明
- 柯林斯
- 牛津
backhanded
GRE
- 英 [ˌbækˈhændɪd]
- 美 [ˈbækˌhændɪd]
释义
- adj.(恭维话)讽刺挖苦的; 假惺惺的; (网球等运动)反手击球的; 用反手的
实用场景例句
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Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.
说她进步了听起来倒像是一种讽刺。
柯林斯例句
"Even my good reviews have tended to be backhanded compliments," he says. "They'll say I was good and almost unbearably grotesque."
“即便赞扬我的评论也多似明褒实贬,”他说。“他们会说我的表演不错,荒诞得几乎让人接受不了。”
柯林斯例句
In a backhanded way, I think a lot of my energy and strength comes from my campaigning.
我觉得我的活力和力量很多都间接来自于我的竞选运动。
辞典例句
It was a backhanded compliment.
这是一句貌似恭维实为挖苦的反话.
辞典例句
Attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity.
那种来源的攻击等同于对他正直品质的间接赞扬.
互联网
That's rather a backhanded compliment.
那倒是一则挖苦的恭维话.
互联网
At its best, the idea is a backhanded compliment to discerning older consumers.
从最好的方面看, 这种想法是对精明的老年消费者拐弯抹角的赞扬.
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Adjective
1. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
2. roundabout or ambiguous;
"attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"
"a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
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