complimentary
adjective /ˌkɒmplɪˈmentri/
/ˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri/
- given free
免费的；赠送的 - complimentary tickets for the show
演出赠券 - The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails.
这家旅馆提供免费的早餐和傍晚冷盘。
- complimentary tickets for the show
- complimentary (about something) expressing approval, praise, etc.
表示钦佩的；赞美的 - After one or two complimentary remarks about her hosts, she got to the main part of her speech.
在对她的主人说了一两句赞美的话后，她进入了演讲的主要部分。 - She was extremely complimentary about his work.
她对他的工作给予了高度评价。 - Not all of his comments were complimentary.
他的评论并非都是赞美的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
opposite uncomplimentary - After one or two complimentary remarks about her hosts, she got to the main part of her speech.
Which Word? compliment / complementcompliment / complement
- These words have similar spellings but completely different meanings. If you compliment someone, you say something very nice to them:
这两个词拼写相似，但意义完全不同。compliment 指赞美、称赞： - She complimented me on my English.
她夸奖我的英语好。
complement 表示相辅相成、相配合： - The different flavours complement each other perfectly.
不同的味道搭配在一起，可口极了。
- She complimented me on my English.
- The adjectives are also often confused. Complimentary:
- She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.
她对我的英语赞赏有加。
该词亦含免费赠送之义： - There was a complimentary basket of fruit in our room.
我们房间里有一篮免费赠送的水果。
- The team members have different but complementary skills.
队员技术不同但能互补。
- She made some very complimentary remarks about my English.