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complimentn. 1.courtesy,etiquette,formal respect 礼貌,礼节,尊敬表示。 △Rom.2.4.21(19):“O,he’s the courageous cap-tain of compliments.” i.e. master of formal courte-sies,“a complete master of all the laws of ceremony”in duelling. 啊,(在决斗中)他是精通礼节的专家。 △Lr.5.3.235(234):“The time will not allow the compliment / Which very manners urges.”这样的时刻不容许我们讲究文雅举止所不可缺少的礼节。 2. ceremony,polite ceremony,formality典礼,礼仪,礼节。 △Lr.1.1.306(302): “There is further compli-ment of leave-taking between France and him.”法兰西王还要对他有一番辞别仪式。 3. formal civility,conventional polite manners,hol-low game of conventional civility客气,客套,俗套子! △Rom. 2.2.89:“but farewell compliment!”但是再会吧,这些俗套子。 △As.2.5.26:“that they call compli-ment is like the encounter of two dog-apes;”人家说的恭维客气就像是两只狒狒碰了头。 compliment[ˈkɔmplimənt]n. 恭维话,赞美,敬意 (pl.)问候,致意,祝贺 v. 赞美,祝贺,问候,致意(敬) ◇ compliment away 赠送 compliment sb. on夸奖 compliment to 称赞,恭维 pay one’s compliments to 向…致意 say a compliment说恭维话 ‖ complimental adj. 恭维的 complimentary adj. 祝贺的,问候的,表示敬意的,免费赠送的 complimentary address 颂辞 complimentary close 信尾客套话 complimentary copy 赠本 complimentary ticket 优待券,招待券 |