| 词条 | Job's comforter |
| 释义 | 词目Job's comforter 发音\\JOHBZ-KUM-fer-ter\\ 词性noun 解释a person who discourages or depresses while seemingly giving comfort and consolation 例子When Tracey's second interview didn't go well, more than one Job's comforter remarked that she probably would have hated the job anyway. 由来Poor Job. He's the biblical character who endures extraordinary afflictions in a test of his piety. He loses his possessions, his children, and his health. And then, to make matters worse, three friends show up to "comfort" him. These friends turn out to be no comfort at all. Instead, they say that the things that have been happening to him happen to all sinners -- and point out a number of his faults. In the mid-18th century, English speakers began using the phrase "Job's comforter" for anyone who offers similarly unhelpful consolation. |
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