backhanded

[US]/bæk'hændɪd/
[UK]/ˌbæk'hændɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (恭維話)諷刺挖苦的 (網球等運動)反手擊球的
Word Forms
過去式backhanded
過去分詞backhanded

Phrases & Collocations

backhanded compliment

反諷的讚美

backhanded slap

反手一巴掌

backhanded remark

含沙射影的話

backhanded gesture

諷刺的姿勢

Example Sentences

It was a backhanded compliment.

這是一句貌似恭維實爲挖苦的反話。

She backhanded the ball crosscourt.

她用反手將球擊過場地

a backhanded shot into the opponent's court.

反手射擊進入對方場地

in a flash, he backhanded Ace across the jaw.

他忽然反手在艾斯的下巴上打了一記。

coming from me, teasing is a backhanded compliment .

我的戲逗就是間接的讚美。

She told me that my essay was ‘surprisingly good’, which I thought was a backhanded compliment.

她對我說我的作文“出奇地好”,我認爲這是在挖苦我。

Real-world Examples

It doesn't feel backhanded, like, thanks but no thanks.

它不會讓人覺得反手,就像,謝謝,但不,謝謝。

Source: Harvard Business Course

I mean, it's a weird sort of backhanded compliment.

我的意思是,這是一種奇怪的反諷恭維。

Source: "Christian Science Monitor" podcast series

That's a backhanded compliment, if I've ever heard one.

如果我聽過的話,那是一種反諷的恭維。

Source: 2008 ESLPod

So, he's really sort of criticizing Gerard for not finishing college, that's why it's a backhanded compliment.

所以, 他真的有點批評傑拉德沒有完成大學學業,這就是爲什麼這是一種反諷的恭維。

Source: 2008 ESLPod

This is a backhanded compliment because what you're really saying is that you didn't look very good yesterday.

這是一種反諷的恭維, 因爲你真正想說的是你昨天看起來不太好。

Source: 2008 ESLPod

When we explained some of Trump's criticism to this finance student Simon Xu, he thought some of it might actually be a backhanded compliment.

當我們向這位金融學生徐先生解釋了一些特朗普的批評言論,他認爲其中的一些有可能是諷刺挖苦下的恭維。

Source: Battle Collection

They are largely ignored or paid only the most backhanded of compliments.

他們基本上被忽視,或者只得到最諷刺的讚美。

Source: The Economist Culture

'Here's a gentleman from London present, ' Mr. Bounderby made a backhanded point at Mr. James Harthouse with his thumb, 'a Parliament gentleman.

“這是一位來自倫敦的紳士,”龐得貝先生用拇指反擊地指了指詹姆斯·哈特豪斯先生,“一位議會紳士。”

Source: Difficult Times (Part 2)

With a backhanded blow he hurled Luster aside and caught the reins and sawed Queenie about and doubled the reins back and slashed her across the hips.

他反手一擊,把盧斯特甩到一邊,抓住繮繩,鋸了奎妮一圈,把繮繩折回去,朝她的臀部砍去。

Source: The Sound and the Fury

It's where I give you a bunch of backhanded compliments and then psychologically something happens and you have no choice but to fall in love with me.

在這裏,我給了你一堆反諷的讚美,然後心理上發生了一些事情,你別無選擇,只能愛上我。

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

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