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solace

n. 英 /ˈsɒləs/ 美 /ˈsɑːləs/

Comfort or consolation during a time of sadness, pain, or trouble. 【正式】安慰；慰藉；慰藉物

Etymology 词源

源自拉丁语 solacium（安慰、慰藉），词根为 solari（安抚、使平静），与表示 “稳固、踏实” 的 solidus 同源，本义为让情绪安定下来，后专指精神、情感上的安慰。

Synonyms 近义表达

comfort, consolation, relief, reassurance

Collocations 固定搭配

find solace in sth 在…中找到慰藉

take solace in sth从…中获得安慰

a source of solace 慰藉的来源

Examples 例句

e.g. She found solace in writing after her father died. 父亲去世后，她在写作中找到了慰藉。

e.g. He takes solace in spending time with his family. 他从和家人相处中获得安慰。

e.g. Music has long been a source of solace for many people. 音乐长久以来都是很多人的慰藉来源。

The New York Times

The word solace has appeared in 417 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 9 in "These Monks Walked for Four Months. Here's What People Learned From Them," by Rick Rojas:

“solace（慰藉）” 一词在过去一年里，共出现于《纽约时报》官网的 417 篇文章中，其中便包括里克・罗哈斯 2 月 9 日刊发的《僧侣徒步四月，世人从中悟到了什么》一文：

Many who came to see the monks in Northern Virginia said they had not only found solace in the monks' words, but inspiration in their willingness to complete a 2,300-mile journey on foot.

众多前往北弗吉尼亚探访僧侣的民众表示，他们不仅从僧侣的言辞中觅得慰藉，更从其执意徒步走完 2300 英里征程的信念中收获了鼓舞。