backhanded
US'bæk'hændəd
معنی فارسی
با پشت دست نوشته شده (يا زده شده) ،
طعنه آميز ، چپ
معنی کامل و مثالها
/-han´did/adj., adv.
● رجوع شود به: backhand
● کنایه آمیز، (حرف) دوپهلو، ناراد
a backhanded compliment
تعارف کنایه آمیز
● (ورزش) با پشت راکت، با پس دست
a backhanded slap
سیلی با پشت دست
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the combination of 'back' and 'handed', referring to a blow or action delivered with the back of the hand.
مثال
- She gave him a backhanded compliment, implying that he was not as smart as he thought.
- The politician's backhanded apology did not satisfy the public.
- His backhanded attempt at helping only made the situation worse.
ترکیبهای رایج
Backhanded compliment Backhanded apology Backhanded remark
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke
- roundabout or ambiguous “attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity” “a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal”
مترادفها
adjective
1. Inclining to the left hand (as writing), sloping backward.
2. Outward and backward, with the back of the hand.
3. Indirect, unfair, unfavorable, backhand.