| 单词 | solitude |
| 释义 | solitude —solitudinous /sol'i toohd"n euhs, -tyoohd"-/, adj. /sol"i toohd', -tyoohd'/, n. 1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude. 2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the mountains. 3. a lonely, unfrequented place: a solitude in the mountains. [1325-75; ME < MF < L solitudo. See SOLI-1, -TUDE] Syn. 1. retirement, privacy. SOLITUDE, ISOLATION refer to a state of being or living alone. SOLITUDE emphasizes the quality of being or feeling lonely and deserted: to live in solitude. ISOLATION may mean merely a detachment and separation from others: to be put in isolation with an infectious disease. 2. loneliness. 3. desert, wilderness. |
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