backhanded
英 [ˌbækˈhændɪd] 美 [ˈbækˌhændɪd]

adj.

（恭维话）讽刺挖苦的；假惺惺的；（网球等运动）反手击球的；用反手的

英英释义

backhanded[ 'bæk'hændid ]

• adj.
  • (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

    同义词：backhand(a)

  • roundabout or ambiguous

    "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He reached his goal with a backhanded and dishonest way.
   他以间接的、不诚实的方法达到目标。
2. That's rather a backhanded compliment.
   那倒是一则挖苦的恭维话。
3. Brown took his usual backhanded jabs at his club yesterday.
   布朗昨天在他的酒吧习惯性的在背后说别人的坏话。

权威例句

BOWING BACKHANDED
A backhanded assault on academic freedom
Ken Fisher's Backhanded Call to Arms
Backhanded Compliments a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Phenomenal objects: A backhanded defense
Backhanded Compliments: Implicit Social Comparison Undermines Flattery
A Differential Game Model of Backhanded Sight Gunshot
Slurs, insults, (backhanded) compliments and other strategic facework moves
Sincere backhanded compliments: exploring social, semiotic and cognitive dimensions of cryptosemic interaction
Reproductive Autonomy Rights and Genetic Disenhancement: Sidestepping the Argument from Backhanded Benefit