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单词 Job's comforter
释义

Definition of Job's comforter in English:

Job's comforter

noundʒəʊbzˌjōbz ˈkəmfərtər
  • A person who aggravates distress under the guise of giving comfort.

    (表面上安慰人实际上)增加对方痛苦的安慰者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Examples of briers in scripture are Job's comforters and Peter.
    • Do we not need to roundly condemn Job's comforters for offering theology instead of solace at their friend's time of sorrow?
    Synonyms
    defeatist, fatalist, alarmist, prophet of doom, cynic, doomsayer, doomster, gloom-monger, doom-monger, doomwatcher, cassandra

Origin

Mid 18th century: alluding to the biblical story (Job 16:2) of the patriarch Job.

Definition of Job's comforter in US English:

Job's comforter

nounˌjōbz ˈkəmfərtər
  • A person who aggravates distress under the guise of giving comfort.

    (表面上安慰人实际上)增加对方痛苦的安慰者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Examples of briers in scripture are Job's comforters and Peter.
    • Do we not need to roundly condemn Job's comforters for offering theology instead of solace at their friend's time of sorrow?
    Synonyms
    defeatist, fatalist, alarmist, prophet of doom, cynic, doomsayer, doomster, gloom-monger, doom-monger, doomwatcher, cassandra

Origin

Mid 18th century: alluding to the biblical story (Job 16:2) of the patriarch Job.

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