英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)：Cold comfort 于事無(wú)補(bǔ)

如果某件事情被稱(chēng)為 “cold comfort”，意思就是 “本想用此事安慰他人，使其不再因一個(gè)消極的狀況而感到難過(guò)，卻沒(méi)有達(dá)到預(yù)期的效果，于事無(wú)補(bǔ)”。

例句
The creation of new jobs looks good, but it's cold comfort for all the people who lost their houses during the economic downturn.
創(chuàng)造新的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)看似是件好事，但這對(duì)于在經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退時(shí)期失去住房的人來(lái)說(shuō)，并不能起到什么安慰作用。

The fact they were allowed to stay in the house for another week after being evicted was cold comfort.
他們被逐出住所后獲準(zhǔn)在那所房子再住一個(gè)星期，但這并不能給他們帶來(lái)什么安慰。

After the couple were robbed, the police found their bag. However, it was cold comfort as the money was still missing.
那對(duì)夫婦被搶后，警察找到了他們的包。但這于事無(wú)補(bǔ)，因?yàn)榘锏腻X(qián)不見(jiàn)了。