Pay a compliment
表达敬意
🧩 词语组成解析
pay
[pe]
vt.& vi. 付款;偿还;补偿;（对…）有利;
vt. 给予;支付;
n. 工资;薪水;报答;
adj. 收费的;需付费的;
pac-, peac-, peas- 表”和平的,平静的”#词根助记：古英语payen,表示”和解,取悦,付酬”,源自古法语paier和拉丁语pacare
compliment
['kɑmpləmənt]
n. 恭维;敬意;道贺，贺词;致意;
vt. 向…道贺;称赞;向…致意;
com全部+pli满，填满+ment名词后缀→[让人]+分满足→恭维[别人]
🗣️ 情景例句
I will get him to accept the offer.
我会使他接受建议。
You'll get hurt, if you don't watch out.
你不注意的话，就会受伤。
The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
两个人争吵不休，显而易见，只有较量一番才能解决问题。