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安慰,令人安慰的事物

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Consolation \Con`so*la"tion\, n. [L. consolatio: cf. F.
   consolation.]
   The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation
   of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit;
   comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.

         Against such cruelties With inward consolations
         recompensed.                             --Milton.

         Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv.
                                                  11.

   Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See {Comfort}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

consolation
     n 1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of
          disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"
          [syn: {solace}, {solacement}]
     2: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his
        presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {comfort}, {solace}]