| 词汇 | backhanded compliment |
| 释义 | backhanded compliment noun [ C ] (also back-handed compliment) uk/ˌbæk.hæn.dɪd ˈkɒm.plɪ.mənt/ us/ˌbæk.hæn.dɪd ˈkɑːm.plə.mənt/ (US also left-handed compliment) 讽刺挖苦的恭维话 a remark that seems to say something pleasant about a person but could also be an insult 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. 表面恭维实则侮辱的行为 behaviour or an action that seems to suggest something good about someone or something but could also be an insult 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.
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