a backhanded compliment
成語所屬單字compliment
a backhanded compliment — 慣用語
1. A remark that sounds nice but actually contains a hidden insult.
1.慣用語
釋義
明褒暗貶的讚美
A remark that sounds nice but actually contains a hidden insult.
例句
Maya called my dress "interesting," which felt like a backhanded compliment.
Did Brian mean that as a backhanded compliment when he said I was surprisingly smart?