English Dictionary

trade-last

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US) A compliment heard about another person, offered to be repeated to that person in exchange for another repeated compliment about the speaker.

日本語の意味

他人に関する褒め言葉を聞いた際、その褒め言葉を相手に伝えることを、同等の褒め返し（自分への褒め言葉）と交換する行為またはその褒め言葉自体を指す。 / 互いに賛辞を交わすという社会的儀礼としての、褒め言葉の交換行為

I heard a nice trade-last about Sam and promised to pass it on if someone would say one about me in return.

サムについての素敵な褒め言葉を聞いたので、誰かが私について褒めてくれる代わりにそれを本人に伝えると約束しました。

意味（1）

(US) A compliment heard about another person, offered to be repeated to that person in exchange for another repeated compliment about the speaker.

American adolescents regularly deal in trade-lasts, compliments in exchange for another. They will tell you something flattering about yourself after you tell them a flattering remark you have heard about them.

trade-lasts （ plural ）