Definition of consolation in English:

consolation

noun ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- If not, they often fall into depression, and seek consolation in excessive eating, or drug and alcohol abuse.
- I wanted him to know the comfort and consolation of Christ's redemptive love.
- Scotland could turn away from politics in disgust and seek consolation in cynicism.
- Some people had scrawled words of consolation and encouragement on the remaining chunks of driftwood.
- In the Holy Cross cemetery prayers continued the theme of hope and consolation.
- We are proud of our record in providing free advice, consolation and moral support in homes and courtrooms from Dublin to Cork.
- But this was of little consolation or comfort to the latter who for the second year running had lost out at the final hurdle.
- There is an unsettling realisation that the story, all stories, while tempting us with consolation and hope, in fact add to the world's misery.
- Mary has been the source of solace and consolation in times of anxiety.
- Even if mistreated, she could not come back to her parents for consolation or support.
- The film breaks down idealized visions of family and religion, for in this house, they offer not consolation but despair.
- She found consolation in her faith and hope in its promise.
- Do you find consolation in prayer and aspiration, and holy self-destruction here, at the twelfth station?
- Kevin was at a loss over how to offer his son any physical or emotional consolation.
- She always had a word of consolation and comfort to all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
- There is no nostalgia here, only loss and small consolation.
- So would he attempt to persuade an individual who had always harmlessly derived comfort and consolation from his faith that his life was based on a falsehood?
- As a result of the tragic event of losing a child, these mothers turn to religion for consolation and comfort.
- And I warn you in advance that there'll be absolutely nothing here of comfort or consolation.
- It wants to caress, to stroke, and to offer consolation and comfort.
Synonyms
comfort, solace
sympathy, compassion, pity, commiseration, fellow feeling
relief, help, aid, support, moral support, cheer, encouragement, reassurance, fortification
soothing, easement, succour, assuagement, alleviation
1. 1.1count noun A person or thing providing consolation.
  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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Simply put, his wild imagination and inexhaustible creative energy might have been the only consolations for a life that seemed destined for meek destitution from the start.
  The hardest news concerned life's two greatest consolations: dogs and liquor.
  There is plenty of such colourful metaphor in this book - it is one of the consolations as one contemplates the astonishing greed, vanity, chutzpah and arrogance of the CEO.
  This fleshy digit is his security blanket, his best friend and sole consolation in an overly-critical world.
  One of the consolations of getting older is that you become less interested in yourself.
  Their only consolation is the hope that the authorities would have informed them if there son were no longer alive.
  One of the few consolations was that its demolition was a long drawn out process, hindered by the very high quality of the original construction (plenty of concrete).
  The consolation for the visiting support, however, was that after half-an-hour their team had at last posed a threat to the home defence.
  Still, he's got a few consolations, including his diary, the keeping of which began as an order from his father.
  He dares not date girls and the only consolation for his anxiety is to indulge in the world of porn.
  His performance was one of the consolations of Ireland's mauling eight days ago and yesterday he accelerated the impression of an international career on the mend.
  He is blind and in constant pain, his family's support his only consolation.
  It has always been one of the greatest pleasures and greatest consolations of humankind, found in all civilisations.
  My only consolation is the hope that those truly evil men will burn for eternity in Hell.
  My only consolation is the pleasure I must have had killing her children in a former life.
  One of the consolations - for gardeners - of the long, wet, dark winter evenings is to sit in front of a roaring fire with seed catalogues and plant lists, and dream of how the garden will look in the summer.
  For this, they remain personal heroes of mine since a close and intimate relationship seems to be one of the chief consolations of growing older, and I worry I lack the requisite skills, or have become stuck in my ways.
  It is no consolation to those affected that this is part of a seemingly unstoppable process of change.
  One of the consolations I have is that we often see these people again, and other helping agencies provide them with assistance too.
  The result was great consolation after a disappointing non-finish in the first race earlier in the day.
2. 1.2British count noun (in sport) a goal scored at a point when it is no longer possible for the scoring team to win.
  〈英〉（体育用语）安慰进球，安慰分
  two minutes from time Moore grabbed a consolation goal for the losers
  全场结束前两分钟穆尔踢进了一球，为败队得了聊以慰藉的一分。

Derivatives

consolatory

adjective kənˈsəʊlət(ə)rikənˈsɒlət(ə)ri

They say it in a consolatory tone as if to say they wouldn't judge me if she doesn't.
Example sentencesExamples
- In keeping with the atmosphere of restoration which marked nearly all state-sponsored and commercial culture in the 1950s, the songs were banal and consolatory; they spoke of motherly love, bell-towers, village life, and doves.
- To understand the fate of Arcadian consolations, in particular, it is important to understand the role bucolic moments and memories had played in consolatory work during and after the Great War.
- The Virgin Mary could be tolerated for her merciful, loving, consolatory virtues if only one didn't at the same time have to buy into her passivity and sexual repressiveness.
- The effect was often consolatory, showing acceptance, or even transcendence in the face of death.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console¹).

Definition of consolation in US English:

consolation

nounˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌkänsəˈlāSH(ə)n

1The 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。
Example sentencesExamples
- Do you find consolation in prayer and aspiration, and holy self-destruction here, at the twelfth station?
- She always had a word of consolation and comfort to all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
- As a result of the tragic event of losing a child, these mothers turn to religion for consolation and comfort.
- Even if mistreated, she could not come back to her parents for consolation or support.
- In the Holy Cross cemetery prayers continued the theme of hope and consolation.
- I wanted him to know the comfort and consolation of Christ's redemptive love.
- If not, they often fall into depression, and seek consolation in excessive eating, or drug and alcohol abuse.
- Some people had scrawled words of consolation and encouragement on the remaining chunks of driftwood.
- So would he attempt to persuade an individual who had always harmlessly derived comfort and consolation from his faith that his life was based on a falsehood?
- But this was of little consolation or comfort to the latter who for the second year running had lost out at the final hurdle.
- The film breaks down idealized visions of family and religion, for in this house, they offer not consolation but despair.
- There is no nostalgia here, only loss and small consolation.
- And I warn you in advance that there'll be absolutely nothing here of comfort or consolation.
- We are proud of our record in providing free advice, consolation and moral support in homes and courtrooms from Dublin to Cork.
- It wants to caress, to stroke, and to offer consolation and comfort.
- Mary has been the source of solace and consolation in times of anxiety.
- Scotland could turn away from politics in disgust and seek consolation in cynicism.
- There is an unsettling realisation that the story, all stories, while tempting us with consolation and hope, in fact add to the world's misery.
- She found consolation in her faith and hope in its promise.
- Kevin was at a loss over how to offer his son any physical or emotional consolation.
Synonyms
comfort, solace
1. 1.1 A person or thing providing comfort to a person who has suffered.
  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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The result was great consolation after a disappointing non-finish in the first race earlier in the day.
  Still, he's got a few consolations, including his diary, the keeping of which began as an order from his father.
  His performance was one of the consolations of Ireland's mauling eight days ago and yesterday he accelerated the impression of an international career on the mend.
  There is plenty of such colourful metaphor in this book - it is one of the consolations as one contemplates the astonishing greed, vanity, chutzpah and arrogance of the CEO.
  Simply put, his wild imagination and inexhaustible creative energy might have been the only consolations for a life that seemed destined for meek destitution from the start.
  The hardest news concerned life's two greatest consolations: dogs and liquor.
  It has always been one of the greatest pleasures and greatest consolations of humankind, found in all civilisations.
  It is no consolation to those affected that this is part of a seemingly unstoppable process of change.
  My only consolation is the pleasure I must have had killing her children in a former life.
  For this, they remain personal heroes of mine since a close and intimate relationship seems to be one of the chief consolations of growing older, and I worry I lack the requisite skills, or have become stuck in my ways.
  This fleshy digit is his security blanket, his best friend and sole consolation in an overly-critical world.
  He dares not date girls and the only consolation for his anxiety is to indulge in the world of porn.
  One of the consolations - for gardeners - of the long, wet, dark winter evenings is to sit in front of a roaring fire with seed catalogues and plant lists, and dream of how the garden will look in the summer.
  He is blind and in constant pain, his family's support his only consolation.
  My only consolation is the hope that those truly evil men will burn for eternity in Hell.
  One of the consolations of getting older is that you become less interested in yourself.
  One of the few consolations was that its demolition was a long drawn out process, hindered by the very high quality of the original construction (plenty of concrete).
  The consolation for the visiting support, however, was that after half-an-hour their team had at last posed a threat to the home defence.
  Their only consolation is the hope that the authorities would have informed them if there son were no longer alive.
  One of the consolations I have is that we often see these people again, and other helping agencies provide them with assistance too.
2. 1.2US (in sports) a round or contest for tournament entrants who have been eliminated before the finals, often to determine third and fourth place.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her mom seemed so mean, she was so mad that she only got to swim in the consolation finals.
  Krawczyk advanced to the semifinal putting Hawn in the consolation round where he will fight Saleh of Libya.
  Prockop did arrive in time to play in a consolation round with Quick, who defeated her fairly handily.
  You play the first game and if you lose, you go to the consolation.
  In the consolation round, he was soundly thrashed by a wet paper bag, though he did cover the spread.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console).

词汇	consolation
释义	Definition of consolation in English: consolation noun ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The 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。 Example sentencesExamples If not, they often fall into depression, and seek consolation in excessive eating, or drug and alcohol abuse. I wanted him to know the comfort and consolation of Christ's redemptive love. Scotland could turn away from politics in disgust and seek consolation in cynicism. Some people had scrawled words of consolation and encouragement on the remaining chunks of driftwood. In the Holy Cross cemetery prayers continued the theme of hope and consolation. We are proud of our record in providing free advice, consolation and moral support in homes and courtrooms from Dublin to Cork. But this was of little consolation or comfort to the latter who for the second year running had lost out at the final hurdle. There is an unsettling realisation that the story, all stories, while tempting us with consolation and hope, in fact add to the world's misery. Mary has been the source of solace and consolation in times of anxiety. Even if mistreated, she could not come back to her parents for consolation or support. The film breaks down idealized visions of family and religion, for in this house, they offer not consolation but despair. She found consolation in her faith and hope in its promise. Do you find consolation in prayer and aspiration, and holy self-destruction here, at the twelfth station? Kevin was at a loss over how to offer his son any physical or emotional consolation. She always had a word of consolation and comfort to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. There is no nostalgia here, only loss and small consolation. So would he attempt to persuade an individual who had always harmlessly derived comfort and consolation from his faith that his life was based on a falsehood? As a result of the tragic event of losing a child, these mothers turn to religion for consolation and comfort. And I warn you in advance that there'll be absolutely nothing here of comfort or consolation. It wants to caress, to stroke, and to offer consolation and comfort. Synonyms comfort, solace sympathy, compassion, pity, commiseration, fellow feeling relief, help, aid, support, moral support, cheer, encouragement, reassurance, fortification soothing, easement, succour, assuagement, alleviation 1.1count noun A person or thing providing consolation. 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。 Example sentencesExamples Simply put, his wild imagination and inexhaustible creative energy might have been the only consolations for a life that seemed destined for meek destitution from the start. The hardest news concerned life's two greatest consolations: dogs and liquor. There is plenty of such colourful metaphor in this book - it is one of the consolations as one contemplates the astonishing greed, vanity, chutzpah and arrogance of the CEO. This fleshy digit is his security blanket, his best friend and sole consolation in an overly-critical world. One of the consolations of getting older is that you become less interested in yourself. Their only consolation is the hope that the authorities would have informed them if there son were no longer alive. One of the few consolations was that its demolition was a long drawn out process, hindered by the very high quality of the original construction (plenty of concrete). The consolation for the visiting support, however, was that after half-an-hour their team had at last posed a threat to the home defence. Still, he's got a few consolations, including his diary, the keeping of which began as an order from his father. He dares not date girls and the only consolation for his anxiety is to indulge in the world of porn. His performance was one of the consolations of Ireland's mauling eight days ago and yesterday he accelerated the impression of an international career on the mend. He is blind and in constant pain, his family's support his only consolation. It has always been one of the greatest pleasures and greatest consolations of humankind, found in all civilisations. My only consolation is the hope that those truly evil men will burn for eternity in Hell. My only consolation is the pleasure I must have had killing her children in a former life. One of the consolations - for gardeners - of the long, wet, dark winter evenings is to sit in front of a roaring fire with seed catalogues and plant lists, and dream of how the garden will look in the summer. For this, they remain personal heroes of mine since a close and intimate relationship seems to be one of the chief consolations of growing older, and I worry I lack the requisite skills, or have become stuck in my ways. It is no consolation to those affected that this is part of a seemingly unstoppable process of change. One of the consolations I have is that we often see these people again, and other helping agencies provide them with assistance too. The result was great consolation after a disappointing non-finish in the first race earlier in the day. 1.2British count noun (in sport) a goal scored at a point when it is no longer possible for the scoring team to win. 〈英〉（体育用语）安慰进球，安慰分 two minutes from time Moore grabbed a consolation goal for the losers 全场结束前两分钟穆尔踢进了一球，为败队得了聊以慰藉的一分。 Derivatives consolatory adjective kənˈsəʊlət(ə)rikənˈsɒlət(ə)ri They say it in a consolatory tone as if to say they wouldn't judge me if she doesn't. Example sentencesExamples In keeping with the atmosphere of restoration which marked nearly all state-sponsored and commercial culture in the 1950s, the songs were banal and consolatory; they spoke of motherly love, bell-towers, village life, and doves. To understand the fate of Arcadian consolations, in particular, it is important to understand the role bucolic moments and memories had played in consolatory work during and after the Great War. The Virgin Mary could be tolerated for her merciful, loving, consolatory virtues if only one didn't at the same time have to buy into her passivity and sexual repressiveness. The effect was often consolatory, showing acceptance, or even transcendence in the face of death. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console¹). Definition of consolation in US English: consolation nounˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌkänsəˈlāSH(ə)n 1The 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。 Example sentencesExamples Do you find consolation in prayer and aspiration, and holy self-destruction here, at the twelfth station? She always had a word of consolation and comfort to all who had the pleasure of knowing her. As a result of the tragic event of losing a child, these mothers turn to religion for consolation and comfort. Even if mistreated, she could not come back to her parents for consolation or support. In the Holy Cross cemetery prayers continued the theme of hope and consolation. I wanted him to know the comfort and consolation of Christ's redemptive love. If not, they often fall into depression, and seek consolation in excessive eating, or drug and alcohol abuse. Some people had scrawled words of consolation and encouragement on the remaining chunks of driftwood. So would he attempt to persuade an individual who had always harmlessly derived comfort and consolation from his faith that his life was based on a falsehood? But this was of little consolation or comfort to the latter who for the second year running had lost out at the final hurdle. The film breaks down idealized visions of family and religion, for in this house, they offer not consolation but despair. There is no nostalgia here, only loss and small consolation. And I warn you in advance that there'll be absolutely nothing here of comfort or consolation. We are proud of our record in providing free advice, consolation and moral support in homes and courtrooms from Dublin to Cork. It wants to caress, to stroke, and to offer consolation and comfort. Mary has been the source of solace and consolation in times of anxiety. Scotland could turn away from politics in disgust and seek consolation in cynicism. There is an unsettling realisation that the story, all stories, while tempting us with consolation and hope, in fact add to the world's misery. She found consolation in her faith and hope in its promise. Kevin was at a loss over how to offer his son any physical or emotional consolation. Synonyms comfort, solace 1.1 A person or thing providing comfort to a person who has suffered. 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。 Example sentencesExamples The result was great consolation after a disappointing non-finish in the first race earlier in the day. Still, he's got a few consolations, including his diary, the keeping of which began as an order from his father. His performance was one of the consolations of Ireland's mauling eight days ago and yesterday he accelerated the impression of an international career on the mend. There is plenty of such colourful metaphor in this book - it is one of the consolations as one contemplates the astonishing greed, vanity, chutzpah and arrogance of the CEO. Simply put, his wild imagination and inexhaustible creative energy might have been the only consolations for a life that seemed destined for meek destitution from the start. The hardest news concerned life's two greatest consolations: dogs and liquor. It has always been one of the greatest pleasures and greatest consolations of humankind, found in all civilisations. It is no consolation to those affected that this is part of a seemingly unstoppable process of change. My only consolation is the pleasure I must have had killing her children in a former life. For this, they remain personal heroes of mine since a close and intimate relationship seems to be one of the chief consolations of growing older, and I worry I lack the requisite skills, or have become stuck in my ways. This fleshy digit is his security blanket, his best friend and sole consolation in an overly-critical world. He dares not date girls and the only consolation for his anxiety is to indulge in the world of porn. One of the consolations - for gardeners - of the long, wet, dark winter evenings is to sit in front of a roaring fire with seed catalogues and plant lists, and dream of how the garden will look in the summer. He is blind and in constant pain, his family's support his only consolation. My only consolation is the hope that those truly evil men will burn for eternity in Hell. One of the consolations of getting older is that you become less interested in yourself. One of the few consolations was that its demolition was a long drawn out process, hindered by the very high quality of the original construction (plenty of concrete). The consolation for the visiting support, however, was that after half-an-hour their team had at last posed a threat to the home defence. Their only consolation is the hope that the authorities would have informed them if there son were no longer alive. One of the consolations I have is that we often see these people again, and other helping agencies provide them with assistance too. 1.2US (in sports) a round or contest for tournament entrants who have been eliminated before the finals, often to determine third and fourth place. Example sentencesExamples Her mom seemed so mean, she was so mad that she only got to swim in the consolation finals. Krawczyk advanced to the semifinal putting Hawn in the consolation round where he will fight Saleh of Libya. Prockop did arrive in time to play in a consolation round with Quick, who defeated her fairly handily. You play the first game and if you lose, you go to the consolation. In the consolation round, he was soundly thrashed by a wet paper bag, though he did cover the spread. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console).
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