中英互译
compliment
英 /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/美 /ˈkɑːmplɪmənt/
基本释义
- n.赞扬，称赞；问候，祝贺
- v.赞美，恭维
复数compliments
第三人称单数compliments
现在分词complimenting
过去式complimented
过去分词complimented
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词语例句
赞扬，称赞cn.
'You were both wonderful!' 'So were you!' we said, returning the compliment.
“你们俩太棒了！”“你也一样啊！”我们也称赞道。
问候，祝贺n. (pl.)
六级My compliments to the cook!
请向厨师代为致意！
This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics.
此程序由诺兰电子公司敬上。
赞美，恭维vt.
They complimented me on the way I looked each time they saw me.
他们每次见到我都就我的外貌恭维我。
- Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.别烦恼—我肯定她的原意是要称赞你的。来自《牛津词典》
- Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.说她进步了是一种挖苦的恭维话。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 'You were both wonderful!' 'So were you!' we said, returning the compliment.“你们俩太棒了！”“你也一样啊！”我们也称赞道。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- compliment someone on称赞某人的…
- left-handed compliment言不由衷(或挖苦人)的恭维话
- Paying a Compliment称赞；称誉；赞美；奖饰
- Responding to Compliment对称赞的回应；对称誉的回应；对奖饰的回应；对赞美的回应
- When I compliment her当我赞美她；当我赞誉她；当我这样赞美她时
- flatter-compliment奉承；赞美
- Compliment Her要学会让她高兴
词语扩展
vt.
adj.
complimentary赠送的；称赞的；问候的
- applaud/compliment/praise/commend
- applaud指出色的表演或高尚的行为等得到同声赞许、大声叫好或热烈鼓掌。
- compliment侧重客气和礼貌，有时含恭维之意。
- praise普通用词，指用语言或其它方式表示夸奖、赞扬。
- commend正式用词，指对具体功绩或成就等表示称赞或嘉奖。
- complement/compliment/supplement
- complement补充，补足，把有缺陷的两个东西结合成一个整体
- compliment赞美，恭维
- supplement增补，追加，使完整物体进一步完善
词义分布
恭维
39.5%
称赞
35.7%
赞扬
18.4%
赞美之词
1.5%
致意
1.1%
恭维语
1.1%
赞美的话
1.1%
问候
0.8%
赞辞
0.8%
英英释义
- n.a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
- v.say something to someone that expresses praise
- v.express respect or esteem for
- n.something nice that you say to someone, for example about their appearance
赞美；称赞- He was very nice to me and paid me several compliments.他对我很友善，夸了我好几句。
词源
- compliment恭维，道贺，赞扬词源同complement, 补足，完成。原义指完成礼仪，表达尊重，多用于客套性的用语。词义与complement产生了完全的差别。
- compliment赞美(话)，恭维(话)；向compliment和complement这两个词汇不仅容易混淆,并且均来源于拉丁语动词com.plere(充满,完成)派生的名词complement.um(履行,完成)。compliment和complement被产生的路线不同,complement直接来源于拉丁语complement.um。complement.um(履行,完成)在通俗拉丁语中为complimentum,西班牙语为cumplimiento,法语为compliment,进入英语后逐步接替了complement中“谄媚,讨好”的语义。 词根词缀： com-加强意义 + -pli-充满 + -ment名词词尾 → 充满(敬意)