不同意楼上的 “慰藉”是动词的说法。 慰藉常常是名词，比如 “Samun的音乐给了我很大的慰藉”，基本上口语交流没有慰藉这个词也是可以的，写作时如果你觉得安慰不够文艺范的话可以用慰藉。 更多例子见 http://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%A1%B0%B8%F8%C1%CB%CE%D2%BA%DC%B4%F3%B5%C4%CE%BF%BD%E5%A1%B1&rsv_bp=0&rsv_spt=3&rsv_sug3=16&rsv_sug4=2010&rsv_sug=0&inputT=4208

"安慰": (1) v. to make sb feel comfortable. eg. ①安慰病人。②你要多安慰她，叫她别太难过。 (2) adj. sb feels quiet and comfortable because his or her gain satisfaction in sprit. eg. 有女儿在身边，她感到很安慰。 "慰藉": has the same meaning with "安慰", but it is only a verb. besides, it is used in written language more often.