單詞
solitary
英 ['s?l?t(?)r?]
美['sɑl?t?ri]
基本信息
- adj. 孤獨(dú)的；獨(dú)居的
- n. 獨(dú)居者；隱士
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?solitaries;名詞:?solitariness;
助記提示
1. sole, solely => solitary.
中文詞源
solitary 單獨(dú)的，獨(dú)自的，孤單的
sol-,單獨(dú)的，獨(dú)自的，-itary,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
- 昨晚他被單獨(dú)監(jiān)禁在道格拉斯的監(jiān)獄里。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
- 一些獨(dú)居蜂會(huì)把巢筑在田間的地洞里。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Tom was in solitary across the way from me.
- 湯姆在我對(duì)面被單獨(dú)監(jiān)禁。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. A solitary viola plucks a lonely, soft F sharp.
- 一把中提琴獨(dú)自奏出了一個(gè)寂寞柔和的升F調(diào)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. A solitary hunched figure emerged from Number Ten.
- 一個(gè)縮頭弓身的孤獨(dú)身影從唐寧街10號(hào)出來(lái)了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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