Backhanded
a. 间接的
📖 牛津释义
backhanded
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
1 played as a backhand 反手击球的.
2 indirect 间接的; 转弯抹角的
a ,backhanded `compliment, ie one made in a sarcastic way so that it is not a compliment at all 挖苦人的恭维话（表面上恭维, 实则挖苦）.
🗣️ 情景例句
Do you have any openings for a typist?
你这里缺打字员吗？
The wind was so strong last night that it blew down that tree.
昨晚的风强劲到刮倒了那棵树。
Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.
为什么进步这个概念在现代世界显得如此突出？无疑是因为有一种特殊的进步实际上正在我们周围发生，而且变得越来越明显。