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单词 robinson
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Robinsonn.

Brit. /ˈrɒbɪns(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈrɑbəns(ə)n/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Or (ii) from a proper name. Etymons: Robinson Crusoe n.; proper name Robinson.
Etymology: Either shortened < Robinson Crusoe n. or directly < the name of Robinson Crusoe (see Robinson Crusoe n.). Compare German Robinson (1796 in the passage translated in quot. 1800, or earlier), French Robinson (1857).
= Robinson Crusoe n.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > one who is separated or isolated
island1638
Robinson Crusoe1775
Robinson1800
isolato1851
shut-in1904
1800 A. Plumptre tr. A. von Kotzebue Sketch Life & Lit. Career 11 I immediately began to search after all the adventurous Robinsons [Ger. Robinsons] which the desire of imitation had produced in my own country.
1877 tr. J. Verne Voy. round World: Austral. iii. 28 Like Tristan d'Acunha, Amsterdam Island is equally rich in seals and Robinsons [Fr. Robinsons].
1930 R. Campbell Adamastor 30 Of all the ocean-gods and mages The last surviving Robinson.
1985 German Q. 58 7 It is hard for a female Robinson to be men's sexual object when there are none around to pester her.
2002 Sci. Amer. Jan. 85/3 They devoted great energy to theorizing about how an isolated individual—a Robinson on some desert island—would choose among different bundles of commodities. But we are no Robinsons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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