- souffre-douleur (n.)
[souffre-douleur 词源字典]
- 1845, French, literally "suffer sorrow;" one who is in a subservient position and must listen to or share another's troubles, specifically "a woman who acts as a paid companion to an older woman."[souffre-douleur etymology, souffre-douleur origin, 英语词源]