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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | left-handed compliment,
backhanded compliment nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (false compliment, insult) | 明褒暗损的恭维
| | | He said my cake tasted better than it looked - a left-handed compliment if I ever heard one! He paid her a left-handed compliment, saying she was well-built for her height. |
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