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Related topics: Sportback·hand·ed /ˌbækˈhændɪd◂ $ ˈbækhændɪd/ adjective 1. ADMIREa backhanded remark or compliment seems to express praise or admiration but in fact is insulting 〔恭维话等〕讽刺挖苦的2. DSa backhanded shot is a backhand shot 反手击球的，用反手的Examples from the Corpusbackhanded• This backhanded compliment is, in fact, a tribute to the imagination and commitment of community educators.• It is a backhanded note of dismissal, an explanation that is really an excuse.• The first crisis was a backhanded present from Yeltsin himself.• He was right in a backhanded sort of way.• The data might be read as a backhanded success for the Thatcher government.• Aristocratic criticism of royal rapacity was a backhanded tribute to that success.back·hand·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable seems or express praise backhanded remark admiration Corpus to or a compliment |