compliment

• n. ほめる；ほめる；あいさつする；敬礼する；祝福する
• vt.ほめる；ほめる

語源はcomplementと同じで、補う、完成させる。本来の意味は、儀式を完成させる、敬意を表すというもので、主に丁寧な表現で使われる。complementとは全く意味が異なる。

compliment

compliment: [17] Compliment and complement, so often confused, are in effect doublets. They come from the same ultimate source, Latin complēmentum, a noun derived from complēre ‘fill up, finish’ (source of English complete and accomplish). English borrowed complement direct from Latin in the 14th century in the sense ‘fulfilment, accomplishment’, and by the 16th century this had developed the more specific metaphorical meaning ‘fulfilment of the obligation of politeness’ – hence ‘polite words of praise’.

But then in the 17th century came competition in the form of compliment, also meaning ‘polite words of praise’. This also came from Latin complēmentum, but along a circuitous route via Vulgar Latin *complimentum, Spanish cumplimiento, and French compliment. It gradually took over from complement in this ‘flattering’ sense, while complement went on to develop its leading current meaning, ‘counterpart’, in the 19th century.
=> accomplish, complement, complete, comply, expletive, plenary, plenty

compliment (n.)

"An act, or expression of civility, usually understood to include some hypocrisy, and to mean less than it declares" [Johnson], 1570s, complement, via French compliment (17c.), from Italian complimento "expression of respect and civility," from Vulgar Latin *complire, for Latin complere "to complete" (see complete (adj.)), via notion of "complete the obligations of politeness." Same word as complement but by a different etymological route; differentiated by spelling after 1650.

compliment (v.)

1610s, from French complimenter, from compliment (see compliment (n.)). Related: Complimented; complimenting.

1. We consider it a compliment to be called "conservative "

私たちは「保守分子」と呼ばれることが私たちに対する賞賛であると考えています。Saying she 's improved comes over as a backhanded compliment .

彼女が進歩したと言うのは皮肉に聞こえる。

3.His lips curved up in the obligatory smile，acknowledging the compliment .

彼は口の端で礼儀正しく微笑を絞り出して、称賛に感謝することを示した。

4.She may be fishing for a compliment and welcome your reassurance.

彼女は遠回しに称賛を得ようとしているのかもしれないが、あなたの肯定を望んでいる。

5.Laura acknowledged this compliment with a negligent wave of her left hand.

ローラが左手を勝手に振ったのは、この称賛を聞いたことがある。