Job's comforter

短语

n. 表面上安慰人实际上增加对方痛苦的安慰者

词形变化

Job's comforters 复数 Job's comforters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.

    Only a Job's comforter would try to argue that yesterday's stock fall announcement could bring anything good.

  2. 2.

    A boil.

    废旧 俚语

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

comforter sympathizer sympathiser

词源

From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.

来源：wiktionary