compliment

B1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #5035 ★★☆☆☆

n. 称赞, 恭维, 敬意 vt. 称赞, 褒扬, 恭维

发音

US /ˈkɑmpləmənt/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/

词形变化

compliments 复数 compliments complimented complimenteth complimenting compliments 三单 complimenting 现在分词 complimented 过去式 complimented 过去分词

别名

compt

教材释义与例句

名词

恭维；称赞；问候；致意；道贺

动词

恭维；称赞

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

    称赞

    道贺

    pay someone a compliment

  2. 2.

    Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    Misspelling of complement.

v.
  1. 1.

    To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

    及物/不及物
  2. 2.

    Misspelling of complement.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

congratulations praise kudos extolment

下位词 5

flattery fulsomeness smarm trade-last unction
动词

同义词 1

congratulate

上位词 2

praise greet

相关短语

compliment fishing back-handed compliment backhanded compliment Chinese compliment left-handed compliment 言不由衷(或挖苦人)的恭维话 backward compliment backwards compliment poisonous compliment poisoned compliment

词源

Borrowed from French compliment, itself a borrowing of Italian complimento, which in turn is a borrowing from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir (“to comply, complete, do what is proper”) + -miento or Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complement. Displaced Old English ġeswǣsnes.

来源：wiktionary