solitary

• adj. 孤独的；独居的
• n. 独居者；隐士

sol-,单独的，独自的，-itary,形容词后缀。

1. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners;

"he was held in solitary"

2. one who lives in solitude

solitary

solitary: see sole

solitary (adj.)

mid-14c., "alone, living alone," from Old French solitaire, from Latin solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated," from solitas "loneliness, solitude," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Meaning "single, sole, only" is from 1742. Related: Solitarily; solitariness. As a noun from late 14c.; from 1854 as short for solitary confinement (that phrase recorded from 1690s).

lonely, alone, desolate, lone, solitary

这些形容词均有"孤单的，寂寞的"之意。

lonely： 强调孤独感，含"渴望和他人在一起"的意味。

alone： 普通用词，指独自一人的状态，有时含孤寂之意。

desolate： 语气强烈，强调遭受损失和失去亲人所带来的难以忍受的痛苦。

lone： 较文雅，可与lonely换用。

solitary： 可指因被遗忘或遗弃而产生的孤独感，也可指人的生性孤僻。

When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of solitary self-employment, there was one thing I was looking forward to the most: the opportunity to have work friends once again.

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She enjoys long solitary walks.

她喜欢独自长距离散步。

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He led a solitary life.

他过着独居生活。

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He was a solitary child.

他是一个孤僻的孩子。

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Tigers are solitary animals.

虎是独居动物。

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a solitary farm

一个孤零零的农场

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A solitary light burned dimly in the hall.

大厅里点着一盏孤灯，发出昏暗的光。

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There was not a solitary shred of evidence (= none at all) .

一丁点证据都没有。

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Paul was a shy, pleasant, solitary man...

保罗是一个羞怯、友善、惯于独处的男人。

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They often have a lonely and solitary life to lead.

他们常常过一种独居的孤独生活。

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His evenings were spent in solitary drinking.

他晚上的时间都是靠独自喝闷酒打发。

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...the occasional solitary figure making a study of wildflowers or grasses.

偶尔出现的研究野花野草的孤单身影

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Tom was in solitary across the way from me.

汤姆在我对面被单独监禁。

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Solitary pursuits such as reading and sewing.

独自的追求如阅读及缝制.

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All I could hear was the steady clacking of a solitary typewriter.

我所能听到的一切是一部孤零零的打字机不断发出的噼啪声.

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At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place.

天亮的时候、耶稣出来、走到旷野的地方.

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Without friends one feels lonely and solitary.

没有朋友,一感觉起来孤单而孤独.

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A person or animal that is solitary a lot of time alone.

保罗是一个害羞、快乐、喜欢独来独往的人.

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The reason ideas die quickly in some people's heads is that they can't stand solitary confinement.

有的人信念丧失,只因为孤独环绕.

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Could you say something about Solitary Beauty Peak?

请阐述一下独秀峰的情况好 吗 ?

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Jude turned away to pursue his solitary journey home.

裘德也转身上了他那踽踽独行的归路.

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European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands.

林地生长的每年落叶的只开一次白花的欧洲种银莲花.

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The unicorn is a lonely , solitary creature that symbolizes hope.

每个人的心里都有一只独角兽,只要你相信, 那份纯真就会存在.

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