faint praise

faint praise 基本解释

轻微的赞扬无心的赞美

词组短语

1、damn sb with faint praise 冷淡地赞扬以贬低某人

faint praise 用法和例句

1、To say that he was clever is damning him with, faint praise.

说他聪明实际上是含有贬义。

2、You libel her beauty with your faint praise.

你含糊其词的赞美实际上损害了她俊美的形象。

3、Some have used his arrival to damn Lampard with faint praise.

有些人已经用他得到来对兰帕德名褒实贬。

4、He damned her performance with faint praise when he termed it adequate.

他说她的表演还可以，这明摆着是名褒实贬。

重点词汇

faint adj. 微弱的，模糊的；软弱的；无勇气的；将昏倒似的 vi. 头晕，昏过去；渐渐不明，消失 n. 昏厥，昏倒

praise n. 赞扬，称赞；崇拜；赞词 v. 赞扬，赞美；歌颂；崇拜