Complisult is a backhanded compliment. When one makes a statement to another that is part compliment, part insult, we call the statement a complisult.   Complisult指暗含贬损意味的赞扬。如果一个人对另一个人的评价一半是赞扬，一半是贬损，那么这种评价就叫complisult，我们称之为“明褒暗讽的评价”。   Let's take a look at the following two examples of complisult: 我们来看看以下两个complisult的例子：   That's such a nice dress. It does wonders for your figure. 那条裙子真不错。让你的身材看上去好了不少。   You are not the smartest person I know, but you are not the dumbest either. 你不是我认识的最聪明的人，但你也不是最笨的一个。

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