compliment

中英词典

名词

1. 赞美，称赞
2. 问候，致意
3. 奉承话，恭维话
4. 补充物，补足语

形容词

1. 使人感到愉悦的，令人满意的
2. 补充的，附加的

词语辨析

compliment 和 praise 都表示称赞，但 compliment 更侧重于对外貌、才能、品质的称赞，而 praise 更通用，可以表示对任何事物的称赞。

词汇扩充

1. complimentary：赞美的，恭维的
2. complimenter：赞美者，恭维者
3. complimentarily：赞美地，恭维地
4. complimentariness：赞美，恭维

近义词

praise, acclaim, commend, flatter

反义词

criticism, insult

柯林斯词典

compliment

1. If you give someone a compliment, you ​praise them for something.
2. A compliment is a polite ​remark that you say to someone to show that you like their ​appearance, appreciate their ​qualities, or approve of what they have done.
3. A compliment is something that you say to someone in ​order to ​praise them.
4. If one thing is a compliment to another, it ​adds to its ​good ​qualities.
5. If something is a compliment to something else, it goes well with it.

牛津词典

compliment

1. A polite expression of praise or admiration.
2. A thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality.
3. A polite greeting.

用法

1. compliment 作为动词时，常用被动语态，表示被称赞或被赞美。

2. compliment 作为名词时，可以表示赞美、问候或补充物。

3. compliment 通常用于正式场合，表示真诚的赞美。

4. compliment 可以用于人的外貌、才能、品质等方面的称赞。

5. compliment 可以用于物品的补充或增添。

例句

1. I must compliment you on your cooking skills. (我必须称赞你的烹饪技巧。)
2. He received many compliments for his outstanding performance. (他因出色的表现受到了许多赞扬。)
3. She paid me a lovely compliment on my new dress. (她对我的新裙子给予了美好的赞美。)
4. Let me compliment you on your excellent taste in music. (让我称赞你对音乐的卓越品味。)
5. His speech was a compliment to the efforts of the entire team. (他的演讲是对整个团队努力的补充。)
6. The red shoes are a perfect compliment to the blue dress. (这双红色的鞋子和蓝色的裙子完美搭配。)
7. Please accept my compliments on your recent promotion. (请接受我对你最近升职的祝贺。)
8. She complimented him on his new haircut. (她对他的新发型表示赞赏。)
9. Her success is a compliment to her hard work and dedication. (她的成功是对她的努力和奉献的赞扬。)
10. He always knows how to give a sincere compliment. (他总是知道如何给出真诚的赞美。)
11. The additional features of the new phone are a great compliment. (新手机的附加功能非常出色。)
12. The blue tie is a good compliment to your suit. (蓝色的领带很适合你的西装。)
13. I received a complimentary note from my boss for a job well done. (我收到了老板的一封恭维的便条，表扬我工作做得很好。)
14. She complimented him on his cooking skills. (她对他的烹饪技巧表示赞赏。)
15. He couldn't resist the compliments she showered upon him. (他无法抵挡她对他的赞美。)
16. The new design is a perfect compliment to the existing architecture. (新设计与现有建筑完美搭配。)
17. The complimentary colors of the painting create a harmonious effect. (画作的互补色营造出一种和谐的效果。)
18. She received a complimentary ticket to the concert as a reward. (作为奖励，她获得了一张免费的音乐会门票。)
19. He complimented her on her new hairstyle. (他对她的新发型表示赞美。)
20. The additional features of the software are a great compliment to its functionality. (软件的附加功能非常补充其功能。)
21. The blue curtains are a nice compliment to the white walls. (蓝色的窗帘很好地补充了白色的墙壁。)