backhanded

🇺🇸 /ˌbækˈhændɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˌbækˈhændɪd/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
adjective
R

saying something positive in a way that seems negative or not sincere

Her comment on my new dress was backhanded, making it hard to know if it was a compliment or an insult.

她對我新裙子的評論既似是讚揚又像是侮辱,讓人難以判斷。

translation

adj. 挖苦的