Coming from me, teasing is a backhanded compliment.

在我看来，戏逗就是间接的赞美。

That's rather a backhanded compliment.

那倒是一则讥讽的恭维话。

Why: A statement like this comes off as a backhanded compliment.

因为 ： 像这样的赞美听起来有点讽刺的感觉。

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.