consolation
🇬🇧/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/📚 10512 133六级雅思the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment. "there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off"
noun [抽象名词]安慰,起安慰作用的人(物)
Her appointment was seen as a consolation prize after she lost the election.
她的任命被认为是对她落选的安慰。
con(=with以) + sol(安慰) + ation → 可用来给人安慰的东西 → 安慰; 慰问
单词造句:
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- If it's any consolation, she didn't get the job, either. 不知道这算不算得上安慰,她也没有得到那份工作。