"compliments" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
指你说出来表达欣赏、赞扬或认可的话,常用于称赞某人的外表、工作或品质。也可以指让别人感觉愉快的礼貌友好话语。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常作可数名词,用法常见于 'give someone a compliment' 和 'pay someone a compliment'。复数 'compliments' 常表示多句称赞的话。不要和 'complement' 混淆:'compliment' 表示赞美,'complement' 表示互补、相配。正式语境里,'with my compliments' 是一种礼貌表达。
Examples
She smiled when she heard the compliments about her dress.
当她听到别人对她裙子的**赞美**时,她笑了。
He gets a lot of compliments on his cooking.
他的厨艺常常得到很多**赞美**。
Thank you for the compliments. They mean a lot to me.
谢谢你的**赞美**。这对我意义很大。
I thought she was joking at first, but the compliments were actually sincere.
我一开始以为她在开玩笑,但那些**赞美**其实是真诚的。
He always brushes off compliments, even when he deserves them.
他总是把别人的**赞美**轻轻带过,即使那是他应得的。
After the presentation, she was still thinking about the compliments from her boss.
演讲结束后,她还一直想着老板给她的那些**赞美**。