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
young and old.
不管是年轻的， 还是年老的。
I would like you to call me.
我要你打电话给我。
the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press.
在此期间，编辑等得不耐烦了，因为杂志马上要付印。