only a comfortable home

language: zh

definitions

  1. A residence that provides physical ease, relaxation, and warmth but lacks luxury, significant wealth, or high social status.
    zh: 仅仅是一个舒适的家
  2. A phrase used to minimize the importance of a residence, suggesting it is insufficient or trivial compared to other ambitions or achievements.
    zh: 仅仅是一个舒适的家 (暗示不足)

examples

  1. He has no grand estate or vast fortune; he has only a comfortable home.

    他没有宏伟的庄园或巨额财富；他只有一个舒适的家。

  2. To the ambitious businessman, having only a comfortable home was not enough to satisfy his hunger for power.

    对于野心勃勃的商人来说，仅仅拥有一个舒适的家不足以满足他对权力的渴望。