他说我工作'出人意料地高效',这其实是个拐弯抹角的批评。

He gave me a backhanded remark by saying my work was 'unexpectedly efficient'.

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He gave me a backhanded remark by saying my work was 'unexpectedly efficient'.

backhanded 是由 back(后面)和 hand(手)组成的复合形容词,字面意思是"用手背的",引申为"间接的、拐弯抹角的"。 backhanded remark 指表面看似赞美实则暗含批评的言论,即"明褒暗贬的话"。

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