Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.
說她進步了聽起來倒像是一種諷刺。
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."
“即便贊揚我的評論也多似明褒實貶，”他說?！八麄儠f我的表演不錯，荒誕得幾乎讓人接受不了。”
柯林斯例句
In a backhanded way, I think a lot of my energy and strength comes from my campaigning.
我覺得我的活力和力量很多都間接來自于我的競選運動。
辭典例句
It was a backhanded compliment.
這是一句貌似恭維實為挖苦的反話.
辭典例句
Attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity.
那種來源的攻擊等同于對他正直品質(zhì)的間接贊揚.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
That's rather a backhanded compliment.
那倒是一則挖苦的恭維話.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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.
互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
"attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"
"a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
