faint praise

[feint preiz]
  • faint praise
  • n.

    名褒实贬,用轻微的赞扬进行贬低。;

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One partner damned them to Prof Empson as "functionaries," adding faint praise: "That's not to denigrate [ them] because they are very talented  .  .  .   but culturally we have a snobbery about lawyers being superior."

一位合伙人在恩普森教授面前称这类管理者是“杂务人员”,又苍白无力地补上赞美:“这不是贬低(他们),因为他们很有才能……但在文化上,我们有种律师才最高等的优越感。”

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"Damning with faint praise" may be an overused expression, but it perfectly describes the critical reception that has been accorded the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu eco.

“名褒实贬”这个成语已经被用得太多了,不过它完美地诠释了2013版雪佛兰Malibu Eco收到的评论。

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He damned her performance with faint praise when he termed it adequate.

他说她的表演还可以,这明摆着是名褒实贬.

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The disappointed runner-up in the beauty contest damned with faint praise the newly crowned queen.

在比美赛中失失望的 亚军 明褒实贬新选出的王后.

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It used to be that calling someone a good manager was to damn with faint praise.

过去说某人是个好经理其实是明褒暗贬。

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To say that he was clever is damning him with, faint praise.

说他聪明实际上是含有贬义.

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...the belief that the US had signalled a policy shift by damning with faint praise the mediation efforts.

认为美国对调停努力明褒实贬是表明其政策已发生转变的观点

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Damning with faint praise; faint resistance; feeble efforts; a feeble voice.

用虚假的赞美来诅咒;微弱的抵抗;微弱的努力;微弱的声音。

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Claudia: I'm sure they'd thank you for that faint praise.

克劳迪娅:我肯定他们会感谢你无心的赞美。

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That's not damning with faint praise – for without glue , nothing sticks together for very long.

不是说什么,没有胶水的话也许任何东西都不能总在一起.

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It used to be that calling someone a "good manager" was to damn with faint praise.

过去说某人是个“好经理”其实是明褒暗贬。

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Some have used his arrival to damn Lampard with faint praise.

有些人已经用他的到来对兰帕德名褒实贬.

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Be wary of damning with faint praise, so don't qualify your statement by saying 'That quiche was excellent-considering the state of your kitchen'.

一定要警惕诽谤性的赞誉,所以,不要说,“考虑到你们厨房的水准,你做的火腿起司蛋卷已经算是很美味了”。

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Faint praise is disparagement.

敷衍勉强的恭维等于轻蔑.

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And Mr Gingrich may be hitting on what is a pretty effective line against Mr Romney: to damn him with faint praise by saying he would be a good manager but not someone who could fundamentally, profoundly change Washington.

同时,金里奇可能对罗姆尼发出了相当有效的一击:他对罗姆尼明褒暗贬,称他是一个好的管理者,但不是能够从根本上深刻改变华盛顿的人。

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You libel her beauty with your faint praise.

你含糊其词的赞美实际上损害了她俊美的形象((简直是在毁谤)).

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