comforting

IPA/ˈkʌmfətɪŋ/
KK[kˈʌmfɚtɪŋ]IPA/ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/

comforting — 形容詞

  • comfortingpositive
  • more comfortingcomparative
  • most comfortingsuperlative

1. helping someone feel calmer and a bit happier when they are upset, sad, or anxio

1.形容詞B1
釋義

安慰的

讓人心情變得平靜、不再難過或擔心的

helping someone feel calmer and a bit happier when they are upset, sad, or anxious — for example, a warm hug, a kind word, or a familiar smell.

例句

Christopher gave his daughter a comforting hug after her dog ran away.

Christopher 在女兒的狗走失之後，給了她一個撫慰人心的擁抱。

comforting + noun (hug, smile, word)

It was comforting to hear her grandmother's voice on the phone last night.

昨晚在電話裡聽到奶奶的聲音，令人感到很安心。

it + be + comforting + to-infinitive

常見搭配
  • comforting hug
  • comforting words
  • comforting thought
  • comforting smile
  • find something comforting
  • deeply comforting
  • strangely comforting
同義詞
  • reassuring

    stronger focus on removing doubt or fear, less about emotional warmth

  • soothing

    calms physical or emotional tension; often used of sounds, music, or voices

  • consoling

    more formal; specifically eases grief or disappointment

反義詞

用法筆記

Often modifies abstract nouns about presence or message (thought, words, voice, smile) and concrete nouns linked to warmth or familiarity (hug, blanket, food, smell). Frequently appears in 'find something comforting' and impersonal 'it is comforting to know/hear/see'.

常見錯誤

I am comforting after the bad news.
It is comforting to hear from you after the bad news.
'comforting' describes the thing or person that comforts, not the person feeling comforted; that person is 'comforted'.

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常用片語

  • find something comforting
  • it is comforting to know/hear/see

介系詞搭配

  • to (someone)