| 单词 | solitude |
| 释义 | solitude (once / 326 pages) n Solitude is the state of being alone. You might crave solitude after spending the holidays with your big, loud family — you want nothing more than to get away from everyone for a little while. Solitude can also refer to a place where you're completely alone. The middle of the woods, the top of a big mountain, the middle of a vast desert, even your room — these are places where you might go for solitude. Solitude comes from the Latin word solitudinem, which means "loneliness," but if you have moments of solitude that doesn't necessarily mean you're lonely. The word solitude carries the sense that you're enjoying being alone by choice. WORD FAMILYsolitude: solitudes USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Akay uses those rare moments of solitude to write letters home. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) In “The Labyrinth of Solitude,” the Mexican poet Octavio Paz described his country’s revolution as an existential event, liberating and channeling enormous energies of self-discovery. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) There’s a sense of genuine solitude in the best letters in “The Correspondence.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a state of social isolation Syn|Hyper purdah isolation a state of separation between persons or groups 2n the state or situation of being alone Hyper isolation a state of separation between persons or groups 3n a solitary place Hyper place, spot, topographic point a point located with respect to surface features of some region |
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