Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6865
compliment
赞美；恭维话；称赞
a remark or act that expresses praise and admiration
- 1.
a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
表示赞美和钦佩的话语(或行为)
表示赞美和钦佩的话语(或行为)；称赞；恭维；敬意
In use
She received a compliment on her presentation from the manager.
It's always nice to give someone a sincere compliment.
He blushed at the unexpected compliment.
pay sb a compliment
She paid him a compliment on his cooking.
她称赞了他的厨艺。
give sb a compliment
He gave me a compliment on my new haircut.
他赞美了我的新发型。
receive a compliment from sb
She received a compliment from her boss.
她收到了老板的称赞。
take sth as a compliment
表示把某事当作赞美，即使可能并非本意。
I take that as a compliment.
我把那当作赞美。
Common mistakes
Your hat compliments your outfit.Your hat complements your outfit.
动词 "compliment" 意为赞美，而 "complement" 意为补充或匹配。此处应使用 "complement"。
He gave me several compliment.He gave me several compliments.
"compliment" 是可数名词，复数形式为 "compliments"。当有数量词 "several" 修饰时，必须用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- pay someone a compliment
- 称赞某人
- She paid him a compliment on his cooking.她称赞了他的厨艺。
- receive a compliment
- 受到赞美
- He received many compliments on his new suit.他的新西装受到许多赞美。
- take a compliment
- 接受赞美
- She doesn't know how to take a compliment gracefully.她不知道如何优雅地接受赞美。
- sincere compliment
- 真诚的赞美
- It was a sincere compliment, not just flattery.那是真诚的赞美，不只是恭维。
- nice compliment
- 好听的赞美话
- That's a nice compliment, thank you.这赞美真好听，谢谢你。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：'com'似'来'，赞美之言随之来。
Context & Register
通常用于日常对话和正式场合，表达赞美或钦佩之意，比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'complement' is a true rhyme (homophone) with 'compliment'. The other listed words share the spelling '-ment' but have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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