damn with faint praise

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said. idiomatic
    — Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer.

词形变化

damns with faint praise present,singular,third-person damning with faint praise participle,present damned with faint praise participle,past damned with faint praise past

词源

From a poem by Alexander Pope.
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