"backhanded" in Chinese (Traditional)
暗諷的諷刺的間接的
Definition
形容言語或行為表面看似友善或正面,實際上具有批評或諷刺意味。也可以指以間接或隱晦方式進行的事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常見搭配如 'compliment'(恭維)、'remark'(言論)、'gesture'(舉動)等,"backhanded compliment" 很常用,指表面稱讚實際諷刺。主要用於非正式情境。
Examples
He gave her a backhanded compliment about her painting.
他對她的畫給了一個**暗諷的**稱讚。
His backhanded remark hurt my feelings.
他那句**諷刺的**話讓我很受傷。
She apologized in a backhanded way.
她用一種**間接的**方式道歉了。
It sounded like praise, but it was actually pretty backhanded.
聽起來像稱讚,但其實很**諷刺**。
Sometimes people joke in a backhanded way without realizing it.
有時人們會不自覺地用**諷刺的**方式開玩笑。
That was a pretty backhanded way to thank someone.
那感謝別人的方式也太**間接了**吧。