commiseration
/kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˌmi-zə-ˈrā-shən/ (ame, mw)
commiseration — 名詞
1. a feeling of sadness shown to someone who is upset or unlucky, to let them know
同情；憐憫
對他人不幸所感到的難過心情
a feeling of sadness shown to someone who is upset or unlucky, to let them know you understand and share their disappointment
Reema sent a card full of commiseration after Gabriel lost his pet rabbit.
Gabriel 的寵物兔死掉後，Reema 寄了一張滿是同情之意的卡片給他。
commiseration after [bad event]
The neighbours stopped by with quiet commiseration when the Tanaka family's house was flooded.
Tanaka 家的房子淹水時，鄰居們默默上門表達同情。
uncountable, abstract noun usage
Layla offered her commiseration to the children left off the choir list.
Layla 對沒被選進合唱團的孩子們表達她的同情。
There was little real commiseration in the manager's polite email about the missing parcel.
經理那封關於遺失包裹的客套郵件裡，幾乎沒有真正的同情。
Élise listened to her grandmother's stories with deep commiseration about losing so many old friends.
Élise 滿懷憐憫地聽奶奶述說失去眾多老朋友的往事。
- sympathy
much more common; everyday word for the same feeling
- compassion
wider — includes a wish to help, not only to share the sadness
- pity
can sound condescending; commiseration treats the person as an equal
- indifference
showing no feeling at all about another's bad luck
文法句型
commiseration for [person/situation]
commiserations on [event]
用法筆記
Often uncountable when describing the inner feeling. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the quiet, private feeling of sympathy; sense 2 covers the spoken or written words used to express it (often plural 'commiserations').
常見錯誤
2. spoken or written words said to someone after they have lost a game, missed a ch
慰問；致意
對輸或失敗者所說的客套慰問話
spoken or written words said to someone after they have lost a game, missed a chance, or had bad luck, especially to be polite
After the final whistle, Christopher walked over to offer his commiserations to the losing team.
終場哨聲一響，Christopher 就走過去向落敗的隊伍致上慰問。
plural 'commiserations' after a sports loss
Minh sent a short message of commiserations when Jisoo failed her driving test again.
Jisoo 又一次駕照路考沒過時，Minh 傳了一則簡短的慰問訊息給她。
message / note of commiserations
Commiserations on missing the promotion, Rafael — your work this year was still excellent.
Rafael，這次沒升上去真令人惋惜，但你今年的表現還是很出色。
Nala accepted everyone's commiserations with a brave smile after her painting lost the prize.
Nala 的畫落選後，她仍勇敢地微笑接受大家的慰問。
The host's polite commiserations to the runner-up were warmer than her congratulations to the winner.
主持人對亞軍說的那番客套慰問話，比她對冠軍說的恭賀還要溫暖。
- condolences
reserved for a death; commiserations cover smaller losses too
- sympathies
broader; works for both deaths and smaller setbacks
- congratulations
the direct opposite — said after winning or success
文法句型
commiserations on [losing/failing]
offer / send / accept commiserations
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('commiserations') when used as a polite spoken or written formula, parallel to 'congratulations'. Distinguish from sense 1 (the inner feeling): this sense is the words you say to perform that feeling, especially after a competition or near-miss.