Word · Frequency #6865
compliment
称赞；赞美；夸奖
say something to someone that expresses praise
- 1.
say something to someone that expresses praise
说赞美的话
- 2.
express respect or esteem for
表达尊敬或钦佩
表示敬意；尊重；钦佩；说赞美的话；表达尊敬或钦佩；称赞；褒扬
In use
She always compliments her students on their hard work.
The manager complimented the team for finishing the project early.
He is complimenting her cooking skills right now.
compliment sb on sth
She complimented him on his new haircut.
她称赞他的新发型。
compliment sb for (doing) sth
通常用于称赞某人的行为或努力。
The teacher complimented the students for their hard work.
老师表扬了学生们努力学习。
Verb forms
base compliment · third person compliments · -ing complimenting · past complimented · past participle complimented
规则变化动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- compliment someone on something
- 为某事称赞某人
- She complimented me on my cooking.她夸我做的菜好吃。
- compliment someone for something
- 因某事夸奖某人
- The manager complimented her for the excellent report.经理因那份出色的报告夸奖了她。
- compliment the chef
- 夸赞厨师
- Be sure to compliment the chef after dinner.晚饭后一定要夸赞厨师。
- be complimented on something
- 因某事受到称赞
- He was complimented on his interview performance.他因面试表现出色而受到称赞。
Pop culture & quotes
- I can live for two months on a good compliment.
- 靠一句好的赞美，我能活两个月。This humorous remark is attributed to American writer Mark Twain, showing how much he valued sincere praise.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
compliment 的 i 像'I'（我）在夸你；complement 的 e 像 extra，表示补全。只差一个字母，用 i 记住'我来赞美'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、workplace feedback、written English 作为动词时，compliment 通常用于日常对话和一般书面表达，语气中性，表示称赞或夸奖；正式场合也可使用，但表达“致敬”的用法相对少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
complement sounds exactly like compliment and is a common spelling mistake. Words like element, argument and development share only the ending -ment (pronounced /mənt/); they do not rhyme with compliment because the stressed vowel is different. Beware of comply and complete: they begin with the same letters compl- but sound different (/kəmˈplaɪ/ and /kəmˈpliːt/).
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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