backhanded

a backhanded compliment

隐含讥讽的恭维a remark that seems to express admiration but could also be understood as an insult

1.【体】(网球等)反手击球的

2.【书】左斜的

3.间接的;转弯抹角的

1.以反手

1.[Sports]in tennis and similar sports, a backhanded shot is made by moving the back of your hand toward the ball

2.[Calligraphy]written in a style of handwriting in which the letters slope to the left

3.with a doubtful or double meaning, especially one that can be understood equally as a compliment or as an insult

1.with the back of the hand, or with the back of the hand facing in the direction in which a stroke, movement, or blow is made