词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

flattering 强调形容某事或某人过分赞美或讨好,compliment 则侧重compliment 指表达赞美、恭维或敬意

使用场景对比

对比方面flatteringcompliment
核心含义形容某事或某人过分赞美或讨好,以取悦他人,常带有虚伪或不真诚的意味。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。
词性形容词动词、名词
使用语域常用于描述事物或行为,如“It's flattering that...”或“find something flattering”,强调赞美带来的愉悦感,但可能暗示不真实。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'。

对比例句

flattering

She wore a dress that was very flattering to her shape.

她穿了一件非常显身材的裙子。

flattering

It's flattering when people say I look younger than my age.

当人们说我看起来比实际年龄年轻时,这很讨人喜欢。

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。

常见误用提醒

使用 flattering:He is flattering to me. → He is flattering me. (错误:误用介词“to”表示动作对象。正确:应使用及物动词结构“flatter someone”,直接接宾语,表示赞美某人。)

使用 flattering:This photo is flattering for her. → This photo is flattering to her. (错误:误用介词“for”表示对象。正确:常用介词“to”搭配“flattering”,如“flattering to someone”,表示对某人来说是讨好的。)

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。)