uncomplimentary

英 [ʌnˌkɒmplɪˈmentri] 美 [ʌnˌkɑːmplɪˈmentri]

adj.  无礼的; 贬抑的; 污辱性的

BNC.39451 / COCA.40883



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 无礼的;贬抑的;污辱性的
    rude or insulting
    1. uncomplimentary remarks
      不客气的话

双语例句

  1. Being called by a nickname is not usually uncomplimentary;
    被人起了绰号并不一定是不客气;
  2. She had some very uncomplimentary things to say about you.
    她说了一些关于你的不好听的话。
  3. He once called Hausser "crafty fox" in a very uncomplimentary way.
    他在一些非正式的场合一度称豪塞尔是“狡猾的狐狸”。
  4. He mentioned many of your villagers in the course of his talk& most of them in a very uncomplimentary way, but two or three favourably: among these latter yourself.
    他在谈话中提到了很多你们镇子上的人&对大多数人贬得都很厉害,只对两三个人还算手下留情;这两三个人当中就有你。
  5. They were so incensed by the pictures, considered demeaning to an animal that has become a symbol, that any more uncomplimentary images will be banned under a draft law.
    相反,他们被这些东西大大激怒了,认为这些服装贬低了熊猫作为一个国家标志动物的形象,所有贬损熊猫形象的行为将被一部起草中的法律所禁止。

英英释义

adj

  1. tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

    1. showing or representing unfavorably
      1. an unflattering portrait
      2. an uncomplimentary dress

      Synonym:    unflattering