These were, happily, just the attributes that the times demanded. It is
hard to convey the sheer wretchedness of the nation she was elected to
govern in May 1979. Since World War II, Britons had seen their empire
vanish, their standing deteriorate, their credit expire. Successive
governments had inflated away their debts, with a disastrous effect on
competitiveness and productivity.
從影響研究到中國文學(論文集):施友忠教授九十壽慶論文集(1992)
作者：陳鵬翔,張靜二,施友忠
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solas 翻譯成 "娛樂的實質氣氛"?
Jane Austen - 1954 - Fiction - 160 頁
Bingley was quite uncomfortable; his sisters declared that they were miserable.
They solaced their wretchedness,
however, by duets after supper ...
[Middle English solas, from Old French, from Latin sōlācium, from sōlārī, to console.]
solacer sol'ac·er n.
solas
n.Solace.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
solace
(sŏl'ĭs) 
n.
- Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
- A source of comfort or consolation.
tr.v.,
-aced,
-ac·ing,
-ac·es.
- To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow. See synonyms at comfort.
- To allay or assuage: "They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper" (Jane Austen).
- duet
- [名]1 《音楽》二重唱（曲）, 二重奏（曲）.2 ((比喩))対話.du・et・tist[名]二重唱［奏］者.
- duettist
- [名]二重唱［奏］者.
((形式))[名]
1 [U]（悲しみ・不運などに対する）慰め((for ...))
find ［take (one's)］ solace in reading
読書に慰めを見いだす.
2 ((a 〜))（人にとって）慰めとなるもの((to ...)).
━━[動](他)…を（…で）慰める, 〈悲しみ・苦痛を〉和らげる((with ...))
solace one's grief with drink
酒で悲しみを紛らす.
━━(自)慰めを得る, 慰めとなる.
wretchedness
n.
1. The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.
Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A wretched object; anything despicably.
[Obs.]
Eat worms and such wretchedness.
Chaucer.
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Definition of inflate
verb
[usually with object]
1fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended: never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres
[no object] become distended with air or gas: the mattress inflated
2increase (something) by a large or excessive amount:objectives should be clearly set out so as not to duplicate work and inflate costs
exaggerate:numbers have been grossly inflated by the local press
3bring about inflation of (a currency) or in (an economy): he has inflated the money supply to allow companies to continue in their old ways
Derivatives
-
(also inflator)noun
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inflat- 'blown into', from the verb inflare, from in- 'into' + flare 'to blow'
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