Dutch comfort不是“荷兰人的舒适”而是荷兰式的安慰,即不会使人感激的安慰;聊以自慰的宽解;退一步想而得到的安慰,颇有点阿Q精神之意。英国人觉得荷兰人不思进取,今日有酒今朝醉,只求一时舒服。
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After all it may have been worse; that's a bit of Dutch comfort.
结果可能更糟也未可知,这总算聊做安慰。
Thanks for the Dutch comfort, but unless you want to hire me or pay all my bills while I'm unemployed, things are legitimately terrible.
谢谢荷兰的安慰,但除非你想雇用我或在我失业期间支付我所有的账单,否则事情就太糟糕了。
【例句】
After all it may have been worse; that's a bit of Dutch comfort.
结果可能更糟也未可知,这总算聊做安慰。
Thanks for the Dutch comfort, but unless you want to hire me or pay all my bills while I'm unemployed, things are legitimately terrible.
谢谢荷兰的安慰,但除非你想雇用我或在我失业期间支付我所有的账单,否则事情就太糟糕了。