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A backhanded compliment
Ronald has lost his title as the strongest man in the world. He's now congratulating the man who won...but as you can see he's giving him a backhanded compliment. This is a remark that sounds like a compliment but it's said sarcastically. "Well done. I should have done better," the exchampion said, offering a backhanded compliment.
Compliment指以言语或行动做出的恭维。不过,“A backhanded compliment”是似褒实贬、含有挖苦意味的恭维语。
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