言不由衷
[yán bù yóu zhōng]
not speak one's mind
"你看来不那么笨嘛" 是一句言不由衷的恭维话。
"You are not quite such a fool as you look", is a left handed compliment.
英语翻译
参考释义
- 言不由衷[yánbùyóuzhōng]
- -talkinsincerely;aleft-handedcompliment;beinsincereinone'swords[speech];nottosaywhatonethinksinone'smind;nottospeakhonestly;One'sheartisfarfromone'slips.;One'swordsbelieone'smind.;sayonethingandmeananother;saywhatonedoesnotmean;speakaffectedly;speakwithoutsincerity;speakwithtongueincheek;Thewordsspokenarenotfromtheheart.
双语例句
"You are not quite such a fool as you look", is a left handed compliment.
