"compliments" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
指你說出來表達欣賞、讚揚或認可的話,常用於稱讚某人的外表、工作或品質。也可以指讓別人感覺愉快的禮貌友善話語。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常作可數名詞,用法常見於 'give someone a compliment' 和 'pay someone a compliment'。複數 'compliments' 常表示多句稱讚的話。不要和 'complement' 混淆:'compliment' 表示讚美,'complement' 表示互補、相配。正式語境裡,'with my compliments' 是一種禮貌表達。
Examples
She smiled when she heard the compliments about her dress.
當她聽到別人對她裙子的**讚美**時,她笑了。
He gets a lot of compliments on his cooking.
他的廚藝常常得到很多**讚美**。
Thank you for the compliments. They mean a lot to me.
謝謝你的**讚美**。這對我意義很大。
I thought she was joking at first, but the compliments were actually sincere.
我一開始以為她在開玩笑,但那些**讚美**其實是真誠的。
He always brushes off compliments, even when he deserves them.
他總是把別人的**讚美**輕輕帶過,即使那是他應得的。
After the presentation, she was still thinking about the compliments from her boss.
簡報結束後,她還一直想著老闆給她的那些**讚美**。