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BNC: 7614 COCA: 10267

consolation

consolation /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/ noun
plural consolations
consolation
/ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
noun
plural consolations
Learner's definition of CONSOLATION
: something that makes a person feel less sadness, disappointment, etc.安慰;慰藉
[noncount]
[count]
[count] : a contest in which people or teams that have previously lost compete against each other安慰赛usually used before another noun通常用于另一名词前
BNC: 7614 COCA: 10267

consolation

noun

con·​so·​la·​tion ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce consolation (audio)
1
: the act or an instance of consoling : the state of being consoled : comfort
She found great consolation in all the cards and letters she received.
2
: something that consoles
specifically : a contest held for those who have lost early in a tournament
consolatory adjective

Example Sentences

His kind words were a consolation to me. the consolation of the grieving family by their pastor
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Word History

Etymology

see console entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of consolation was in the 14th century
BNC: 7614 COCA: 10267
consolation

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONSOLATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat莫大的安慰small小小的安慰VERB + CONSOLATIONhave有欣慰之事She had the consolation of coming second in her last race of the day.使她感到慰藉的是,她在那天參加的最後一項賽跑比賽中獲得了第二名。seek尋求安慰She tends to seek consolation in food.她常在食物中尋求安慰。draw, find, take獲取安慰;找到安慰He drew little consolation from this fact.這個事實沒有給他帶來什麼安慰。When her mother died, she found consolation in her religious beliefs.她母親去世後,她在宗教信仰中找到了安慰。Although we lost the game, we took some consolation from the fact that we played well.儘管輸了比賽,但我們表現還不錯,這讓我們得到一些安慰。bring (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)給予(某人)安慰;(給某人)帶來安慰The next game will probably offer them the consolation of winning.下一場比賽很可能會給他們帶來獲勝的安慰。PREPOSITIONconsolation for對⋯的安慰consolation to對⋯的安慰The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那時孩子們成了我莫大的安慰。PHRASESbe (of) little consolation to sb, be (of) small consolation to sb, be (of) some consolation to sb對某人沒有什麼/有一點兒/有一些安慰作用This news was of little consolation to us.這個消息對我們來說沒有什麼安慰作用。if it is any consolation (to sb)如果這(對某人)有任何安慰作用的話If it's any consolation to you, the weather here is also awful.這裏的天氣也很糟,不知這是不是對你來說算點兒安慰。sb's one consolation, sb's only consolation某人的一個/某人的唯一安慰When she lost her job, her only consolation was that she had some savings in the bank.她失去工作後,唯一的安慰就是銀行裏還有些積蓄。

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