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backhanded读音音标

英[ˌbækˈhændɪd]

美[ˈbækˌhændɪd]

基本意思释义

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

短语及实用例句

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.

That\'s rather a backhanded compliment.

那倒是一则挖苦的恭维话.

At its best, the idea is a backhanded compliment to discerning older consumers.

从*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.

英英释义

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\"