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
Let's make it 6:00 at your place, is that OK?
咱们六点在你们家见，好吗？
The evil wound is cured but not the evil name.
重伤可治，臭名难除。
Thanks. I think we have everything. Thank you for having us.
多谢。我想我们没忘记什么东西。