释义 |
commiserationcom‧mis‧e‧ra‧tion /kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃən/ noun [plural, uncountable] formal  - Tom sent Julie's family a letter of commiseration.
- We would like to express our commiserations to the losing team.
- And while Super Bowl champions hardly elicit much commiseration, the process has come under question.
- As he approached I felt a pang of commiseration.
- Congratulations to the winners, commiserations to other entrants and thanks to Peugeot for sponsoring the competition.
- I often wonder whether being successful in the ballot is a matter for congratulation or commiseration.
- Naturally, his lordship was greatly distressed and immediately made plans to dispatch funds and commiserations to Frau Bremann.
- Normally this would have been the cue for some sympathetic teasing and commiseration, but not now.
- Poor man! thought Meredith in a sudden burst of commiseration.
- When he left, the other actors offered him clumsy commiseration, as to some one who had been bereaved.
a feeling of sympathy for someone when something unpleasant has happened to them: Congratulations to the winners, commiserations to the losers. → condolence |