consolation

慰め

喪失や失望の後の悲しみを和らげるもの。

やさしい英語で： Comfort that makes someone feel less sad after a loss or disappointment.

• Her kind words offered some consolation.
• He found consolation in spending time with his family.
• Knowing we tried our best was little consolation.

使い方： consolation in something (She found consolation in her friends' kindness.); a consolation to someone (His letters were a consolation to her.)

類義語： comfort, solace

よく使う表現： find consolation, little consolation, offer consolation

残念賞

主な賞を逃した人に与えられる小さな賞や恩恵。

やさしい英語で： A smaller prize or benefit given to someone who has lost or missed the main reward.

• I won a consolation prize.
• Free tickets were a small consolation for missing the main award.
• Each losing team received a consolation prize.

類義語： consolation prize

よく使う表現： consolation prize, small consolation, receive a consolation

一矢を報いるゴール

それでも負ける可能性が高いチームが決めるゴール。

やさしい英語で： A goal scored by a team that is still very likely to lose the match.

• They scored a late consolation.
• Her consolation goal made the final score four to one.
• The striker's consolation did little to lift the team's spirits.

類義語： consolation goal

よく使う表現： late consolation, consolation goal, score a consolation