solitary
a 孤独的(sol+itary)
释义2:
solitary
/ 5sClitEri /
◙ adjective1. done or existing alone• 独自完成的;独居的 »I live a pretty solitary life. 我过着差不多是隐居的生活。 »tigers are essentially solitary. 老虎本质上是独居动物。 (of a place) secluded or isolated• (地方)偏僻的;荒凉的 »solitary farmsteads. 偏僻的农庄。 [attrib.] [often with negative] single; only • 单个的;惟一的 »we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on. 我们没有任何证据可以继续下去。 (of a bird, mammal, or insect) living alone or in pairs, especially in contrast to related social forms• (鸟,哺乳动物,昆虫)独居的;成对生活的(尤指与群居相对) »a solitary wasp. 一只独居的黄蜂。 (of a flower or other part) borne singly• (花或其他部分)单生的◙ (pl. -ies)1. a recluse or hermit• 隐遁者;隐士2. [informal] . short for solitary confinement • [非正式] solitary confinement的简称【派生】
♦ solitarily adverb♦ solitariness noun【语源】
1. Middle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus 'alone'
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