His offer was well meant.

他的提议是出于好心。

The analogy was well meant.

这个比方打得好。

The analogy was well meant, but did not altogether please him.

这个比喻本是善意的，但却不能让他完全满意。

It may be well meant, but it has the smack of insincerity, for the obvious reason that it's not true.

也许这些话都是好意，但它们带有伪善的味道，原因很明显，这些话不是真的。

However well meant, they aren't implicit in the story and the characters. They have not been "earned. " So they come out as preachy.

它们并非被「争取得来的（译注：指随故事顺势推演，使这些话不得不说）」，所以就变成一种说教。