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单词 loner
释义

lonern.

Brit. /ˈləʊnə/, U.S. /ˈloʊnər/
Etymology: < lone adj. + -er suffix1.
A person who avoids company and prefers to be alone.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [noun] > person > who prefers to be alone
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lone wolf1909
lone ranger1924
loner1947
1947 New Republic 22 Dec. 7 Big John has decided to become a ‘loner’ for keeps.
1961 Guardian 26 Oct. 7/1 The American ex-patriates along the Seine..are what James Jones calls ‘loners’.
1964 L. Linton Of Days & Driftwood xviii. 88 There are many ‘loners’ dotted around the coastal area, only accessible by boat.
1970 Daily Tel. 3 July (Colour Suppl.) 7 On course, as in private life, he is a loner, a man of few words who finds it impossible to chat and joke with the crowds.
1971 Universe 25 June 13/5 Mr Paisley is a bit of a maverick, a loner who won't be tied by party trappings.
1971 Country Life 29 July 278/1 A loner done to death by his fellows for stepping out of line.
1972 Daily Mail 30 Oct. 7/2 By nature I'm a loner.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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