consolation
英 [,kɒnsə'leɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [ˌkɑnsəˈleʃən]
英語の語源
- consolation (n.)
- late 14c., "act of consoling," from Old French consolacion (11c., Modern French consolation) "solace, comfort; delight, pleasure," from Latin consolationem (nominative consolatio-) "consoling, comforting," noun of action from consolat-, past participle stem of consolari (see console (v.)). Consolation prize is recorded from 1886.
例文
- 1. He knew then he was right，but it was no consolation .
- 当時彼は自分が正しいことを知っていたが、これは彼に何の慰めにもならなかった。
- 2.a few words of consolation
- 慰めの言葉
- 3.When her mother died，she found consolation in her religious beliefs.
- 母が亡くなった時、彼女は宗教信仰の中で慰めを見つけた。
- 4.He found himself at a loss for words of consolation .
- 彼は慰めの言葉を思いつかなかった。
- 5.The next match will probably offer them the consolation of winning.
- 次の試合は彼らに勝利の慰めをもたらすかもしれない。
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