Saying she's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment.

说她进步了是一种挖苦的恭维话。

That's rather a backhanded compliment.

那倒是一则讥讽的恭维话。

They gave me a backhanded compliment when they said I was smart for a girl.

他们说我是一个聪明的女生，其实是一句言不由衷的恭维话。

Attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity.

那种来源的攻击等同于对他正直品质的间接赞扬。

At its best, the idea is a backhanded compliment to discerning older consumers.

从最好的方面看，这种想法是对精明的老年消费者拐弯抹角的赞扬。

Jessie lim gave a backhanded compliment, after pointing out that Daniel Radcliffe also wore the same T-shirt for an extended period of time.

杰西·力姆的恭维似乎带有讽刺意味，他指出丹尼尔·雷德克里夫一件衣服也穿很长的时间。

IT IS, according to enthusiasts for carbon markets, a sort of backhanded compliment.

按碳市场拥趸们的说法，这是一种讽刺的恭维。