词汇对比与辨析
核心差别
adulatory 强调形容过分赞美或奉承的，complimentary 则侧重complimentary 表示赞美、夸奖或问候的
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | adulatory | complimentary |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | 形容过分赞美或奉承的，通常带有不真诚或夸张的意味，用于描述言语或行为。 | complimentary 表示赞美、夸奖或问候的，常用于表达免费赠送或礼貌性的称赞。 |
| 词性 | 形容词 | 形容词 |
| 使用语域 | 常用于描述人或其行为，如 'adulatory remarks' 或 'adulatory tone'，强调过度或不真诚的赞美。 | 常用于 be complimentary about sth 或 be complimentary to sb 结构，表示对某事或某人表示称赞。 |
对比例句
Her adulatory comments about the movie made it sound perfect, but I found it boring.
她对这部电影的过分赞美让它听起来完美无缺，但我却觉得它很无聊。
He always uses an adulatory tone when talking to his boss, which seems insincere.
他和老板说话时总是用奉承的语气，这显得很不真诚。
She was very complimentary about my new dress.
她对我的新裙子赞不绝口。
The hotel offers complimentary breakfast to all guests.
这家酒店为所有客人提供免费早餐。
常见误用提醒
使用 adulatory：He gave an adulatory speech to praise her. → He gave an adulatory speech praising her. (错误在于使用了 'to praise' 作为不定式，而 'adulatory' 本身已包含赞美之意，应直接跟动名词或名词短语，如 'praising her' 或 'in praise of her'，以避免冗余。)
使用 adulatory：She is adulatory because she likes him. → She is adulatory towards him because she admires him excessively. (错误在于句子不完整，'adulatory' 通常需要介词如 'towards' 或 'of' 来指明对象，且应说明过度或不真诚的赞美原因，以符合词义。)
使用 complimentary：He gave me a complement ticket. → He gave me a complimentary ticket. (complement 意为“补充”或“补足”，而 complimentary 表示“免费的”或“称赞的”，这里应用 complimentary 指免费门票。)