solatium

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm. countable,uncountable
  2. Intangible or emotional compensation. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — "But Italian cabmen who are engaged by the hour regard the long waits beneath shady trees as a solatium for the reduced fare." C. Lewis Hind, The Education of an Artist (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, page 160).

词形变化

solatia plural

词源

Etymology tree
Latin solatiumbor.
English solatium
Borrowed from Latin solatium.
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