Console



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 安慰, 抚慰
• ［英］ v. 安慰, 抚慰 ( to make feel less sad; comfort)
• ［记］ con＋sole ( 孤单) -> 大家孤单 -> 同病相怜 -> 安慰;
• ［同］ 同根词: solitude ( 孤独) ; solo ( 独唱, 独奏) 派生词: consolation ( n. 安慰, 慰藉之事)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: French
• Date: 1664
• 1. an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
• 2. console table
• 3.
  • a. an upright case that houses the keyboards and controlling mechanisms of an organ and from which the organ is played
  • b. a combination of readouts or displays and an input device (as a keyboard or switches) by which an operator can monitor and interact with a system (as a computer or dubber)
• 4.
  • a. a cabinet (as for a radio or television set) designed to rest directly on the floor
  • b. a small storage cabinet between bucket seats in an automobile

II. transitive verb (consoled; consoling)

• Etymology: French consoler, from Latin consolari, from com- + solari to console
• Date: 1673
• to alleviate the grief, sense of loss, or trouble of ; comfort <console a widow
• ? consolingly adverb

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