Compliment
[ 'kɑmpləmənt ]
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n. 恭维;敬意;道贺，贺词;致意;
vt. 向…道贺;称赞;向…致意;
💡 词根助记
com全部+pli满，填满+ment名词后缀→[让人]+分满足→恭维[别人]
📝 例句
Mrs. Wilson rejected the compliment by raising her eyebrow in distain.
威尔逊太太不屑地把眉毛一扬，否定了这句恭维话。
an insincere compliment
虚伪的恭维
Dorian murmured a graceful compliment and looked round the room.
道林低声说了句得体的客套话，朝四周打量了一下。
It's the nicest compliment I've ever had.
这是我听到的最好的恭维话。
My compliments to your father!
向你父亲代为致意!
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ com-come来,pli-拼音“破例”,ment-拼音“门徒”:破例来向门徒祝贺
※ compliment-称赞、祝贺,complement-补充:我称赞一番又补充几句祝贺的话
※ com-come来,pli-拼音“霹雳”,ment-拼音“门徒”:门徒来跳霹雳舞获得了称赞
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-plen-表示“充满”
常见变体有-plete-、-pli-
📖 牛津释义
compliment
n
1 [C] ~ (on sth) expression of praise, admiration, approval, etc赞美、 敬佩、 赞成等的表示
One likes to hear complimentson one's appearance. 人人都爱听夸奖自己容貌的话.
She paid me a very charming compliment on my paintings, ie praised them. 她极为赞赏我的画.
(fig 比喻) These beautiful flowers are a compliment to the gardener's skill, ie show how skilful he is. 这些艳丽的花朵就是对园丁技艺的赞美.
2 compliments [pl]
(fml 文) greetings, usu as part of a message 致意, 问候, 祝贺（通常作为传达音讯的一部分）
My compliments to your wife, ie Please give her a greeting from me. 向您的夫人致意（请转达我的问候）.
Compliments of the season, eg said at Christmas or the New Year. 谨致节日的祝贺（如在圣诞节或新年时说的）.
The flowers are with the complimentsof (ie are a gift from) the management. 这鲜花是主管部门送的礼物.
3 (idm 习语) a left-handed compliment=> left-handed (left2).
compliment v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (on sth) express praise or admiration of sb （对某人）表示赞美或敬佩
I complimented her on her skilful performance. 我钦佩她 熟的技艺. Cf 参看 complement.
🎯 考研助记
候补(complement)人(i)受 称赞 爱(i)赞扬(compliment)被(e)补充(complement) 网友：ommey 补充：com pli(倍,重)+ment=多重的说 网友：yqy 补充：同意,答应（comply）就是对人的恭维
🔁 扩展释义
*['kɒmplimәnt]n. 称赞, 恭维, 敬意vt. 称赞, 褒扬, 恭维相关词组: compliment sb into compliment sb out of sth give a compliment to sb compliment away
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Hello. You must be Dr Yang. How do you do? My name's David Lee.
嗨。你一定是杨博士吧。您好！我是大卫·李。
Pity we live so far from the sea.
真遗憾我们住得离海这么远。
You've done very well and made lots of progress.
你功课学得很好，进步很大。