| 单词 | backhanded |
| 释义 | backhanded (bækhændɪd , US -hændɪd ) also back-handed 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult. Then there are the backhanded compliments. For instance: That's an interesting dress. Did you make it? Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that someone is doing something in a backhanded way, they are doing it indirectly. [disapproval] In a backhanded way, I think a lot of my energy and strength comes from my campaigning. Collocations: backhanded compliment That's a backhanded compliment for the cover of the next edition. Times, Sunday Times It's a fair description, even if it reads like a backhanded compliment. Times, Sunday Times A backhanded compliment - and one which proved all too prophetic. Times, Sunday Times Now that's what you call a backhanded compliment. The Sun I suppose that goes down as a backhanded compliment. The Sun |
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