consolation
consolation
[ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
consolatory
[kənˈsɒlət(ə)ri, -ˈsəʊl-]
adjective
语源
[ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
- [mass noun]the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment
安慰，慰藉
there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off.
知道别人情况更糟，也算是一种安慰。
■[count noun]a person or thing providing such comfort
起安慰作用的人（或物）
the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life.
基督教是短暂而艰辛的生活中的主要安慰。
consolatory
[kənˈsɒlət(ə)ri, -ˈsəʊl-]
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console)
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