知识扩展
易混词辨析
relieved、relieve、relax、comforted、relief
1. relieved:形容词 “感到宽慰的;放心的”(如 “relieved to hear”“relieved expression”),侧重 “担忧消除后的轻松”;
2. relieve:动词 “缓解;减轻;使宽慰”(①缓解:“relieve pain”“relieve stress”;②宽慰:“relieve worries”),是 “relieved” 的动词原形;
3. relax:动词 “放松;休息”(如 “relax after work”“relax muscles”),比 relieve 更侧重 “身心放松”(relieve 侧重 “缓解压力或担忧”);
4. comforted:形容词 “感到安慰的;舒适的”(如 “comforted by friends”“comforted chair”),比 relieved 更侧重 “情感上的安慰”(relieved 侧重 “担忧消除”);
5. relief:名词 “宽慰;缓解”(如 “sigh of relief”“relief from pain”),是 “relieved” 的名词形式。