solitude
英 [ˈsɒl.ɪ.tʃuːd]
美 [ˈsɑː.lə.tuːd]
solitude 独处,独居sol-,单独的,独自的,-itude,名词后缀。引申词义独处,独居。
- solitude (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French solitude "loneliness" (14c.) and directly from Latin solitudinem (nominative solitudo) "loneliness, a being alone; lonely place, desert, wilderness," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). "Not in common use in English until the 17th c." [OED]
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; ... if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. [Schopenhauer, "The World as Will and Idea," 1818]
Solitudinarian "recluse, unsocial person" is recorded from 1690s.
- 1. Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
- 想象一下那长长的金色海滩吧,在那里你可以独自徜徉。
- 2. Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness.
- 独居不是邋遢的理由。
- 3. She longed for peace and solitude.
- 她渴望安宁,渴望独享清静。
- 4. People need a chance to re - flect on spiritual matters in solitude.
- 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情.
- 5. She temporarily lost her balance during the long months of solitude.
- 在与外界隔绝的漫长岁月中,她一度失去心态的平衡.