Consolation prize
大学 Collegen. 安慰奖或精神奖
📖 牛津释义
consolation prize
prize given to sb who has just missed winning or has come last 安慰奖（授予未能获胜或名列末位者以资鼓励的奖赏）
(fig 比喻) She missed out on the top job, but as a consolation prize was made deputy chairman. 她失去了就任最高职位的机会, 但还算是中了安慰奖, 她被任命为副董事长.
🧩 词语组成解析
consolation
[[ˌkɔnsə'leiʃən]]
n. 安慰, 令人安慰的事物\\n[法] 安慰, 慰问
prize
[praɪz]
n. 奖赏;战利品;值得努力争取的东西;
vt. 珍视，珍惜;估价;
adj. 获奖的，有望获奖的;理应获奖的;
prehend, pris 抓住,夺取,获得#词根助记：战利品要靠自己抓取
🗣️ 情景例句
Thank you.
谢谢你。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
So when a German buys something from a Japanese, or an Indian sells something to a Frenchman, they may all use English.
因此，当德国人从日本人那儿买东西时，或印度人把东西卖给法国人时，他们可能都用英语进行交流。