词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

compliment 强调compliment 指表达赞美、恭维或敬意,complimentary 则侧重complimentary 表示赞美、夸奖或问候的

使用场景对比

对比方面complimentcomplimentary
核心含义compliment 指表达赞美、恭维或敬意,可作名词表示称赞的话语,或作动词表示称赞某人。complimentary 表示赞美、夸奖或问候的,常用于表达免费赠送或礼貌性的称赞。
词性动词、名词形容词
使用语域作动词时常用 'compliment someone on something' 结构,表示因某事称赞某人;作名词时常用 'pay/give a compliment' 或 'receive a compliment'。常用于 be complimentary about sth 或 be complimentary to sb 结构,表示对某事或某人表示称赞。

对比例句

compliment

She complimented me on my new haircut, which made my day.

她称赞了我的新发型,让我一整天都很开心。

compliment

He always pays sincere compliments to his colleagues to boost morale.

他总是真诚地称赞同事,以提高士气。

complimentary

She was very complimentary about my new dress.

她对我的新裙子赞不绝口。

complimentary

The hotel offers complimentary breakfast to all guests.

这家酒店为所有客人提供免费早餐。

常见误用提醒

使用 compliment:I want to compliment for your help. → I want to compliment you on your help. (错误在于使用了错误的介词 'for'。正确用法是 'compliment someone on something',其中 'on' 引出称赞的具体内容。)

使用 compliment:She gave me a compliment about my dress. → She gave me a compliment on my dress. (虽然 'about' 在某些语境中可用,但 'compliment on' 是更标准和高频的搭配,强调针对特定方面的赞美。)

使用 complimentary:He gave me a complement ticket. → He gave me a complimentary ticket. (complement 意为“补充”或“补足”,而 complimentary 表示“免费的”或“称赞的”,这里应用 complimentary 指免费门票。)