E0427丨“cold comfort” 到底是什么样的安慰？

cold comfort

the fact that sth that would normally be good does not make you happy because the whole situation is bad

于是无补的安慰；不起作用的慰藉

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A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.

对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起什么作用的安慰。

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When you've just had your car stolen, it's cold comfort to be told it happens to somebody every day.

当你的车被偷了以后，告诉你这种事每天都会发生，并不会起到什么安慰作用。

补充几个关于cold的表达：

a cold fish 冷漠无情的人

have cold feet 临阵胆怯；畏缩

give sb the cold shoulder 冷漠对待