Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.
说她进步了听起来倒像是一种讽刺。
柯林斯例句
"Even my good reviews have tended to be backhanded compliments," he says. "They'll say I was good and almost unbearably grotesque."
“即便赞扬我的评论也多似明褒实贬，”他说。“他们会说我的表演不错，荒诞得几乎让人接受不了。”
柯林斯例句
In a backhanded way, I think a lot of my energy and strength comes from my campaigning.
我觉得我的活力和力量很多都间接来自于我的竞选运动。
辞典例句
It was a backhanded compliment.
这是一句貌似恭维实为挖苦的反话.
辞典例句
Attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity.
那种来源的攻击等同于对他正直品质的间接赞扬.
互联网
That's rather a backhanded compliment.
那倒是一则挖苦的恭维话.
互联网
At its best, the idea is a backhanded compliment to discerning older consumers.
从最好的方面看, 这种想法是对精明的老年消费者拐弯抹角的赞扬.
互联网
"attacks from tht source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"
"a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"
