consolation
/ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the 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。
1.1
- count noun a person or thing providing such comfort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。
1.2
- （亦作consolation goal）[count noun] Brit. (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。
派生词
consolatory
/kənˈsɒlətərɪ/ adjective词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio（n-）, from the verb consolari （see CONSOLE1）.