| 单词 | solitary |
| 释义 | solitary adj. & n. --adj 1. living alone; not gregarious; without companions; lonely (a solitary existence). 2. (of a place) secluded or unfrequented. 3. single or sole (a solitary instance). 4. (of an insect) not living in communities. 5. Bot. growing singly, not in a cluster. --n (pl. -ies) 1. a recluse or anchorite. 2. colloq. = solitary confinement. Phrases and idioms solitary confinement isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as a punishment. Derivatives solitarily adv. solitariness n. Etymology: ME f. L solitarius f. solus alone |
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