"damn with faint praise" 怎么发音
expression
DAM with faynt prayz
DAM with faynt prayz
释义
To criticize someone or something indirectly by giving only weak or insincere compliments that actually highlight faults.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdæm/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈfeɪnt/ /ˈpɹeɪz
英式英语
dˈæm/ /wˈɪð/ /fˈeɪnt/ /pɹˈeɪz
简化发音
美式
DAM with faynt prayz
英式
DAM with faynt prayz
语境中听
The review damned with faint praise by calling the movie "interesting."
She didn't want to insult him directly, so she damned with faint praise.
To damn with faint praise is to hide criticism inside a weak compliment.
He said my cooking was "not as bad as last time"—talk about damning with faint praise!