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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How do you do?
您好。
What's the problem with building the new factory then?
那么，建新厂有什么问题吗？
Of course we can. Our job is playing all kinds of music.
当然能啦！我们的本行就是演奏各种音乐。