solitary
solitary
adjective
solitarily
adverb
solitariness
noun
语源
adjective
- done or existing alone
独自完成的；独居的
I live a pretty solitary life.
我过着差不多是隐居的生活。
tigers are essentially solitary.
老虎本质上是独居动物。
■(of a place) secluded or isolated
（地方）偏僻的；荒凉的
solitary farmsteads.
偏僻的农庄。
■[attrib.][often with negative]single; only
单个的；惟一的
we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on.
我们没有任何证据可以继续下去。
■(of a bird, mammal, or insect) living alone or in pairs, especially in contrast to related social forms
（鸟，哺乳动物，昆虫）独居的；成对生活的（尤指与群居相对）
a solitary wasp.
一只独居的黄蜂。
■(of a flower or other part) borne singly
（花或其他部分）单生的
- a recluse or hermit
隐遁者；隐士 - (informal). short for solitary confinement
(非正式)。 solitary confinement的简称
solitarily
adverb
solitariness
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus 'alone'
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