聊以自慰liáo yǐ zì wèicomfort oneself with the thought that; just to console oneself; just to find (/seek) relief (/consolation) in
? 我所～的，是還有一個(gè)“阿”字非常正確，絕無(wú)附會(huì)假借的缺點(diǎn)，頗可以就正于通人。(魯迅《吶喊·阿Q正傳》79) The only thing that consoles me is the fact that the character “A” is absolutely correct. This is definitely not the result of false analogy,and is well able to stand the test of scholarly criticism. 聊以自慰liáo yǐ zì wèi姑且用來(lái)安慰自己。just to console oneself, will oneself into contentment, find relief in |