Word of the Day： December 6, 2022

solace

安慰；慰藉；給以安慰的人

noun /SAH-lus/ [?sɑl?s]

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What It Means

Solace means someone or something that gives a feeling of comfort to a person who is experiencing grief, sadness, or anxiety.

Solace 指安慰曾經歷悲傷、焦慮的人。

SOLACE in Context

Mountain biking surged in popularity over the pandemic lockdown—with mandated daily exercise in local mountains, dirt trails and off-road locations providing solace to millions of bikers up and down the country. — Jacob Little, The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland), 22 Oct. 2022

在封鎖疫情的期間騎行運動廣受歡迎——以安撫為目的，每天讓數百萬騎來自各地騎手在當地山區、泥土路和越野道上進行鍛煉。

We took solace in the knowledge that our ordeal would be over soon.

感到欣慰的是我們的磨難很快就結束了。

Did You Know?

Solace is a 14th century borrowing from Latin by way of Anglo-French. Its Latin ancestor solari means to console. (Solari itself is from the Greek word hilaros, meaning cheerful—also source, of course, of hilarious.) Solace is not related to solar (that comes from Latin sol by way of solaris), but it is a close relation of console (to try to make (someone) feel less sadness or disappointment) and consolation (something that makes a person feel less sadness, disappointment, etc.). In addition to its noun function, solace can be used as a verb (he was solaced by the company of his children). For those of you who take solace in knowing the more obscure members of our vast language, we are pleased to also present solacer (one who solaces) and solacement (an act of solacing or the condition of being solaced).

14 世紀，Solace 經過 Anglo-French 借用的拉丁語得來的。 它的拉丁語祖先 solari 意思是to console「安慰」。 （Solari 來自希臘語 hilaros，意思是cheerful「快樂的」——當然，它也是 hilarious 的來源。）Solace 與 solar（來自拉丁語 sol 的 solaris ）沒有聯系，但它與 console（讓人感到不那么悲傷）和 consolation（讓人感覺不那么悲傷的東西。）關系密切。 除了其名詞外，solace 還可以用作動詞（he was solaced by the company of his children）。 For those of you who take solace in knowing the more obscure members of our vast language, we are pleased to also present solacer (one who solaces) and solacement (an act of solacing or the condition of being solaced).

Quiz

Rearrange the letters to reveal a synonym of solace: CUSOCR

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