cold comfort

短语

不起作用的安慰

发音

AU

词形变化

cold comforts 复数 cold comforts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.

    不起作用的安慰

    可数 习语 不可数

词汇关系

词源

Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations.

来源:wiktionary