flattering

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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。

用法要点

句型搭配

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。

• It's flattering to be praised.
• She found his comments flattering.

介词用法

常与介词“to”连用,表示对某人来说是讨好的,如“flattering to someone”,用于表达赞美针对的对象。

• The dress is flattering to her figure.
• His words were flattering to the audience.

语域说明

多用于口语和书面语,在正式和非正式场合都常见,但需注意语境,避免在严肃批评中使用,以免显得轻浮。

• In casual talk: 'That's a flattering photo.'
• In business: 'The report was flattering but inaccurate.'

基础例句

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

她穿了一件非常显身材的裙子。

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。

He made a flattering comment about her cooking skills.

他对她的厨艺说了一番恭维的话。

高级例句

The review was overly flattering, ignoring the product's flaws to boost sales.

这篇评论过于奉承,忽略了产品的缺陷以促进销售。

In academic circles, flattering language can undermine critical analysis.

在学术界,谄媚的语言可能削弱批判性分析。

The CEO's flattering speech aimed to motivate employees, but some found it insincere.

CEO的奉承演讲旨在激励员工,但有些人觉得不真诚。

高频搭配

verb

find flatteringconsider flatteringseem flatteringsound flattering

adjective

very flatteringextremely flatteringoverly flatteringsubtly flattering

noun

flattering commentflattering remarkflattering portraitflattering light

adverb

flatteringlyunflatteringly

preposition

flattering toflattering about

phrase

in a flattering waytake as flatteringcome across as flattering

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is flattering to me.
✓ 正确: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。

❌ 错误:This photo is flattering for her.
✓ 正确: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。

近义词辨析

complimentary

更中性,指表达赞美或欣赏,通常真诚;而flattering可能带有讨好或不真诚的意味。

Her complimentary remarks were genuine, unlike his flattering words meant to gain favor.

adulatory

更正式和强烈,指过度或虚伪的赞美,常用于贬义;flattering程度较轻,可中性或略带负面。

The adulatory biography ignored all criticisms, while a flattering review might still hint at truth.