| 单词 | console |
| 释义 | console console1 —consolable, adj. —consoler, n. —consolingly, adv. /keuhn sohl"/, v.t., consoled, consoling. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died. [1685-95; ( < F consoler) < L consolari, equiv. to con- CON- + solari to soothe (see SOLACE); perh. akin to OE sael happiness (see SEELY)] Syn. See comfort1. console2 /kon"sohl/, n. 1. a television, phonograph, or radio cabinet designed to stand on the floor rather than on a table or shelf. 2. the control or monitoring unit of a computer, containing the keyboard or keys, switches, etc. 3. a desklike structure containing the keyboards, pedals, etc., by means of which an organ is played. 4. a small cabinet standing on the floor and having doors. 5. See console table. 6. the control unit of a mechanical, electrical, or electronic system: the console that controls a theater's lighting system. 7. Archit. an ornamental corbel or bracket, esp. one high in relation to its projection. 8. Auto. a tray or container typically divided into compartments, mounted between bucket seats, and used for storing small items. 9. Naut. a unit on a vessel containing steering apparatus, systems monitoring equipment, etc.: a bridge console, an engine-room console. [1700-10; < F; MF consolle bracket or support, appar. shortening of consolateur (attested in MF with same sense) lit., one who consoles ( < LL consolator; see CONSOLE1, -ATOR), perh. because such supports served as rests in choir stalls, etc.; cf. MISERICORD] |
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