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comforter BrE /ˈkʌmfətə(r)/
NAmE /-fərt-/●a ˌJob’s ˈcomforter (old-fashioned) a person who is sympathetic but says things which make you feel even more unhappy than you are already 增加对方痛苦的安慰者；反叫人添愁的安慰者◆Ann came to see me when I was in hospital. She was a real Job’s comforter! She told me about somebody who had the same operation as me, and then died a month later.我住院时安来看我，谁知她的安慰使我更难受！她告诉我，有个人做了和我同样的手术，结果一个月后就死了。 ORIGIN Job is a character in the Bible. His friends pretended to comfort him but were actually criticizing him. * Job （约伯）是《圣经》中的人物。他的朋友假意来安慰他，实际是来指责他。 |