Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11238
complimentary
免费的；赠送的
核心释义
Free, provided at no charge.
- 1.
赞美性的；恭维性的。
In the nature of a compliment.
- 2.
传达或类似于赞美
conveying or resembling a compliment
- 3.
免费的；无需付费的。
Free; provided at no charge.
- 4.
免费
costing nothing
- 5.
用于信函结尾的正式且专业的。
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
赞美的；恭维的；信末客套的；用作信尾敬语的；赞美性的；恭维性的。；传达或类似于赞美；免费的；无需付费的。
用法In use
The hotel provides a complimentary breakfast for all guests.
用法提示：此处complimentary意为“免费的”，作为形容词修饰breakfast。
She received many complimentary remarks about her presentation.
用法提示：此处complimentary意为“赞美的”，作为形容词修饰remarks。
The manager was very complimentary about the team's performance.
用法提示：此处complimentary意为“赞美的”，作表语，后接介词about。
a complimentary remark
complimentary tickets
be complimentary about sb/sth
complimentary about 表示“对……加以赞美”，注意不要与 complementary（互补的）混淆。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- complimentary tickets
- 赠票；免费入场券
- The hotel gave us complimentary tickets to the local museum.酒店送了我们当地博物馆的赠票。
- complimentary breakfast
- 免费早餐
- The room rate includes a complimentary breakfast every morning.房费包含每天早晨的免费早餐。
- complimentary copy
- 赠阅本；赠书
- The author sent me a complimentary copy of her new novel.作者送了我一本她新小说的赠阅本。
- complimentary remarks
- 赞美的话；恭维之词
- The manager made some complimentary remarks about my presentation.经理对我的演示说了一些赞美的话。
- complimentary close
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拼作 compliment（赞美）+ary：免费赠品常伴恭维话，所以它兼有“赞美的”和“免费赠送的”两义。别和 complementary（互补的）混淆。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：customer service and hospitality、formal feedback and reviews complimentary 有两个常见含义，用法和场合不同：“免费的”通常出现于酒店、餐饮等服务业；而“赞美的”多用于正式书面评论或讲话。实际使用时应根据上下文判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -mentary 结尾，重音均在 men 上，与 complimentary 押韵（/ˈmɛntɝi/）。注意 complimentary（赞美的/免费的）和 complementary（互补的/补充的）拼写相近、美式英语中读音相同，但意思不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形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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