comfort

• n. 安慰；舒適；安慰者
• vt. 安慰；使（痛苦等）緩和

com-, 強調。-fort, 堡壘，強壯，見fortify。

comfort

comfort: [13] Comfort did not always have its present ‘soft’ connotations of physical ease, contentment, and well-being. Etymologically it means ‘make someone stronger’, and its original English sense was ‘encourage, support’ (this survives in such contexts as ‘give aid and comfort to the enemy’). It comes via Old French conforter from late Latin confortāre ‘strengthen greatly’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘with’ used as an intensive and the adjective fortis ‘strong’ (source of English force, fort, and effort).

The antonym discomfort is not etymologically related to discomfit, a word with which it is often confused.
=> effort, force, fort

comfort (v.)

late 13c., conforten "to cheer up, console," from Old French conforter "to comfort, to solace; to help, strengthen," from Late Latin confortare "to strengthen much" (used in Vulgate), from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + fortis "strong" (see fort). Change of -n- to -m- began in English 14c. Related: Comforted; comforting.

comfort (n.)

c. 1200, "feeling of relief" (as still in to take comfort in something); also "source of alleviation or relief;" from Old French confort (see comfort (v.)). Replaced Old English frofor. Comforts (as opposed to necessities and luxuries) is from 1650s.

1. He began to comfort me with such unaccustomed gentleness.

他開始以那種少有的溫柔安慰我。

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2. This new design will offer undreamed-of levels of comfort, safety and speed.

這種新設計將會給您帶來意想不到的舒適、安全和快捷。

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3. He found comfort in Eva's blind faith in him.

伊娃對他的盲目信任讓他感到寬慰。

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4. Mr Dinkins visited the bereaved family to offer comfort.

丁金斯先生前往死者家吊唁。

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5. The jumper strikes the perfect balance between comfort and smartness.

這件套頭毛衣又舒服又漂亮。

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