backhanded
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- adj.【體】(網球等)反手擊球的;【書】左斜的;間接的;轉彎抹角的
- adv.以反手
- 網絡反手拍擊的;反手的;以反手地
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 間接的;拐彎抹角的;有言外之意的having a meaning that is not directly or clearly expressed, or that is not intended |
習慣用語
a backhanded compliment
隱含譏諷的恭維a remark that seems to express admiration but could also be understood as an insult
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
He took a single short step, and brought the wrench around in a vicious backhanded blow to the dead man's head.
他踏前一小步,扳手在空中畫過一個圓弧,反手狠狠地砸在了僵尸的頭上。
He HAD this way of smiling at me, this way of tossing a backhanded compliment, letting me know he was proud of me and my achievements.
他有一種習慣的姿勢,向我微笑,說一些拐彎抹角的贊揚話,讓我知道,他為我和我的成績感到驕傲。
It was a very backhanded compliment, suggesting once again that the former Barcelona star is lazy and does not have the right attitude.
這是一個巨大的諷刺,再次證明了羅納爾迪尼奧并沒有正確的比賽態度,他太懶惰了。
Other backhanded compliments include "you're not as stupid as you look" and "you don't look as bad as I thought you would" .
其他表面恭維實則挖苦的話還有“你不像你看起來那么愚蠢”,或者“你看起來不像我預料的那么糟”。
A backhanded compliment if ever there was one, but he is right of course.
如果這帶有一種恭維式的挖苦,那么他應該有這樣的權利。
"This effectively tells us he's back in the job" with a backhanded disclosure, said Yair Reiner, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst.
歐本海默公司(Oppenheimer&;Co.)分析師耶爾-瑞內爾(YairReiner)說,蘋果拐彎抹角地使用一條新聞,“其實是告訴我們他已重返崗位”。
But the connection between faith and greenery got a backhanded boost from a British employment tribunal this week.
但是信仰和綠色環境之間的關聯在這周遭受了英國職業法庭頗含諷刺意味的刺激。
IT IS, according to enthusiasts for carbon markets, a sort of backhanded compliment.
按碳市場擁躉們的說法,這是一種諷刺的恭維。
I swear, every article about China are either negative or backhanded compliments.
我算是看出來了,每一篇關于中國的文章都是消極和諷刺的內容。
But instead of stopping there, he had to throw yet another backhanded compliment at Kupchak.
但他沒有停下來,他把稱贊給了庫普切克。
Compliments: Make them backhanded or put a sarcastic spin the end.
贊美:請他們諷刺挖苦諷刺或放置一個旋轉的結束。
At its best, the idea is a backhanded compliment to discerning older consumers.
從最好的方面看,這種想法是對精明的老年消費者拐彎抹角的贊揚。
Clearly, there are times when a backhanded compliment really is a stab in the back.
很顯然,過度的贊美有時真的就像在你后背捅上一刀;
a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal.
達到目標的間接的、不誠實的方法。
Have you noticed that in the fast-paced society, when one mentions "Somebody is a poet" , it couches ironies in the backhanded compliment.
你有沒有注意到,在快節奏的社會中,當某人提到“某人是一個詩人”時,那絕對是一中諷刺。
Later, when she took a job managing former peers, she felt their jealousy in curt, backhanded compliments.
后來,當她得到了管理同事的工作時,她感覺到了他們簡單、拐彎抹角的恭維話內隱含的妒忌。