Complimentary
[kɒmplɪ'ment(ə)rɪ] or [,kɑmplɪ'mɛntri]
解释:
(adj.) conveying or resembling a compliment; 'a complimentary remark' .
(adj.) costing nothing; 'complimentary tickets'; 'free admission' .
多拉编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket.
整理:马库斯
同义词及近义词:
a. Commendatory, laudatory, encomiastic.
手打:肖恩
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Commendatory, laudatory, panegyrical, eulogistic, encomiastic,lavish_of_praise
ANT:Disparaging, condemnatory, damnatory, denunciatory, reproachful, abusive,objurgatory, vituperative, defamatory
编辑:梅齐
例句:
- This is most complimentary to the virtue of Prince Bladud's tears, and strongly corroborative of the veracity of this legend. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- That is all; the other verses are singularly complimentary to Ephesus. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Very complimentary to us both, said Ebrington. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Though she called me boy so often, and with a carelessness that was far from complimentary, she was of about my own age. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Thank you,' said Fledgeby, 'you're very complimentary to say so. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- The spinster caused Briggs to write back to the Colonel a gracious and complimentary letter, encouraging him to continue his correspondence. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- I call that complimentary. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- It was very nice and complimentary of you, Holmes answered. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- As Miss Lamb had 'enjoyed' the story, this speech was not exactly grateful or complimentary. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Other names of a less complimentary nature were applied to him, even though his lamp were actually in use, and the principle of commercial incandescent lighting had been established. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- But she holds it on sufferance and by a complimentary construction of language which does not refer to her. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- You are very complimentary, retorted the Greek ironically, turning away. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- A characteristic, but not exactly complimentary, congratulation, returned Laurie, still in an abject attitude, but beaming with satisfaction. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- He talked on in this complimentary strain with a fluency which left me no exertion to make beyond the effort of maintaining my composure. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- That is hardly complimentary to me, who have given up all my life to the study of the Greek poets. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
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