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When someone cries inconsolably, they are so sad that nobody can make them feel better. You can hug them, speak softly, sit with them — it still does not help. The sadness is too big. We use this word for very deep hurt: a person who has lost someone they love, or who has just heard terrible news. It is a strong word, more at home in stories, news, and careful writing than in chat. You would not use it for a small disappointment, like missing a bus. Though actually, people do sometimes stretch it in a slightly joking way — a baby crying inconsolably over a — but the real weight of the word is for pain that will not be comforted.
無法安慰地;悲痛欲絕地
組成From inconsolable + -ly. Inconsolable means so sad that nobody can comfort you; -ly turns that into “in that way.” Inconsolable itself is in- (“not”) + consolable (“able to be comforted”), from the verb console (“to comfort”).
同家族的字
- inconsolablethe adjective this adverb comes from
- consolethe verb “to comfort” sitting inside it
- consolationcomfort given to someone who is sad
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inconsolablyadv
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In an inconsolable manner.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。