complimentary多益
多益新增字・持續校對中，發現問題歡迎用頁尾回報
免費招待的·讚美的;稱讚的
免費招待與稱讚，一字兩義常混淆
The front desk offered us a complimentary upgrade and complimentary snacks for the delay.
櫃檯為了賠償誤點，提供我們免費升等和免費點心。
一個畫面：雙手奉上贈禮的姿態
奉上禮物店家主動致贈，不收分文
說出讚美用言語誇獎對方的表現
義項
飯店奉贈B2adjective免費招待的
The hotel offers a complimentary breakfast to all its guests.
這間飯店提供所有房客免費早餐。
a complimentary breakfastcomplimentary Wi-Fi
讚美話語B2adjective讚美的;稱讚的
My manager was very complimentary about the report I submitted.
我的主管對我繳交的報告讚譽有加。
a complimentary remark
片語
complimentary breakfast飯店贈餐 →飯店招待的免費早餐
a complimentary remark表達稱讚 →稱讚的話；讚美的評語
你會不會這樣說？
The hotel offers a ___ breakfast to guests. (complimentary / complementary)
看答案
complimentary
complimentary 指免費；complementary 指互補。
'My manager was very complimentary about the report I submitted.' 這裡 complimentary 意思最接近？(A) 免費的 (B) 讚美的
看答案
(B)
此句形容對報告的評價，指讚美，非免費。
字族
compliment 讚美；稱讚（名詞/動詞）
順路看看
free — 最基本的「免費」說法praise — 「讚美」的動詞，比 compliment 更常用多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
展覽接待
Visitors received complimentary notebooks at the registration desk during yesterday's trade fair.
在昨天的商展中，訪客在報到櫃檯領到了免費贈送的筆記本。
工作回饋
The client was complimentary about the team's attention to detail.
客戶對團隊注重細節的表現讚譽有加。
詞族
complimentary adjective 免費招待的；稱讚的・compliment noun 讚美；稱讚的話・compliment verb 稱讚；讚美
四選一
The supervisor paused to ____ the team on its clear presentation.
看答案
compliment
paused to 後接原形動詞 compliment，表示停下來稱讚團隊。complimentary 是形容詞；compliments 是名詞複數或動詞第三人稱單數；complimented 是過去式或過去分詞，均不符合此處的不定詞結構。
同義改寫
Visitors received complimentary notebooks at the registration desk during yesterday's trade fair. → Visitors received notebooks free of charge at the registration desk during yesterday's trade fair.
此處 complimentary 表示免費贈送，改成 free of charge 保留訪客無須付費的意思。
The client was complimentary about the team's attention to detail. → The client expressed praise for the team's attention to detail.
此處 was complimentary about 表示表達稱讚，與 expressed praise for 意義相同。