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complimentary

音節com・pli・men・ta・ry 発音記号/kὰmpləménṭəri, ‐tri｜k`ɔm‐^←/

【形容詞】

1 敬意を表する，称賛の; 〔…に〕敬意を表して 〔about〕.

用例

a complimentary address [speech] 祝辞. He was complimentary about my picture. 彼は私の絵を称賛してくれた.

2 (好意または敬意を表しての)招待の，無料の.

用例

a complimentary copy 献本. a complimentary ticket 〔音楽会などへの〕優待券, 招待券 〔to, for〕.

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complimentary

【形容詞】

1

賛辞を伝える、あるいはに似ているさま

(conveying or resembling a compliment)

a complimentary remark お祝いの言葉

2

何がかからないさま

(costing nothing)

complimentary tickets 優待券

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complimentary

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2012/01/10 20:41 UTC 版)

語源

compliment +‎ -ary

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /kɑmpləˈmɛɾ̃əɹi/

• (英国発音) IPA: /kɒmplɨˈmɛntəɹi/
• Homophone: complementary (in some dialects)

形容詞

complimentary (comparative more complimentary, superlative most complimentary)

1. In the nature of a compliment.
   • Mark Twain, The Letters of Mark Twain, Vol. 3 (published 2004) p. 56.

     But yesterday evening late, when Lewis arrived from down town he found his supper spread, and some presents of books there, with very complimentary writings on the fly-leaves, and certain very complimentary letters, and more or less greenbacks of dignified denomination pinned to those letters and fly-leaves...

2. Free; provided at no charge.
   • Vivien Lougheed, Belize Pocket Adventures (2005), p. 65.

     In the evenings, Ward and PJ offer guests a complimentary drink. This gesture seems to reinforce the hosts' desire to make everyone feel welcome.

3. With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
   • Richard H. Beatty, The Perfect Cover Letter (2003).

     The complimentary closing is the word grouping used to bring the message or text to a close.

使用する際の注意点

• Complimentary and complementary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.

反意語

• uncomplimentary

派生語

• complimentarily
• complimentariness