solace
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sol·ace /ˈsɒlɪs $ ˈsɑː-/ noun formal 1 [uncountable]COMFORT/MAKE somebody FEEL BETTER a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment 安慰，慰藉seek/find solace in something After the death of her son, Val found solace in the church. 儿子死后，瓦尔在教会找到了慰藉。2 be a solace to somebody formal COMFORT/MAKE somebody FEEL BETTERto bring a feeling of comfort and calmness to someone, when they are sad or disappointed 是某人的安慰[慰藉] Mary was a great solace to me after Arthur died. 阿瑟死后，玛丽就是我最大的安慰。 —solace verb [transitive] literary
Examples from the Corpus
solace• There was a plug-in kettle, an electric ring for cooking on, and a Gideon's bible, for solace.• Like others beset by misfortune, polio patients found solace in comparing themselves to others.• His skull was filled with agony; but he lurched towards her, his tortured brain seeking her unwilling body's solace.• Such solace can be drawn from little things like that breeze-song.• Desire finds its satisfaction outside of marriage, and the solace of belief breaks up against the pain of experience.• I can not describe the solace it gave me.• At the end of this day, what he wanted more than anything else was the solace of her letters.seek/find solace in something• Aunt Alicia found solace in the little Sara, as bubbly and zestful as her nephew had been.• Clearly she had found solace in its silence and calm, silvery light.• He found solace in a bottle and unleashed a terrifying temper on his wife Patti.• Like others beset by misfortune, polio patients found solace in comparing themselves to others.• After his wife's death, Rob sought solace in religion.• After the two Penns parted company, the son found solace in a happy marriage to GuliGulielma Maria Springett.Origin solace (1200-1300) Old French solas, from Latin solatio, from solari “to comfort”sol·ace nounChineseSyllable
feeling emotional at Corpus of a a time comfort
solace
sol‧ace /ˈsɒləs, ˈsɒlɪs $ ˈsɑː-/
noun formal
seek/find solace in something
After the death of her son, Val found solace in the church.
2. be a solace to somebody to bring a feeling of comfort and calmness to someone, when they are sad or disappointed:
Mary was a great solace to me after Arthur died.
—solace verb [transitive] literary
sol‧ace /ˈsɒləs, ˈsɒlɪs $ ˈsɑː-/
noun formal Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: solas, from Latin solatio, from solari 'to comfort'
1. [uncountable] a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointmentLanguage: Old French
Origin: solas, from Latin solatio, from solari 'to comfort'
seek/find solace in something
2. be a solace to somebody to bring a feeling of comfort and calmness to someone, when they are sad or disappointed:
—solace verb [transitive] literary