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单词 solitude
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Definition of solitude in English:

solitude

noun ˈsɒlɪtjuːdˈsɑləˌt(j)ud
  • 1mass noun The state or situation of being alone.

    独居,独处;孤独

    she savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude

    她品尝了几个小时自由与孤独的滋味。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It had been the perfect place to work on his greatest inventions in complete peace and solitude.
    • For a few hours, my kid was next door at the Nappers and I had peace and solitude.
    • We have just the right amount of time to bond, tempered by long stretches that allow solitude and privacy should we desire them.
    • It had taken only a few minutes' exposure to the pre-Christmas rush for me to once again yearn for peace and solitude.
    • Happiness is solitude, thinks the hermit who lives alone on his island.
    • Yet we have a better chance of solitude here than on most islands.
    • Bachelorhood has long taught me that solitude is not loneliness.
    • At long last peace and solitude, she thought, tossing her purse onto the nearby table.
    • As increasing numbers of people choose to live or work alone, solitude is often celebrated in 2001.
    • This trance is achieved in complete solitude and yogis can enter into it or get out of it at will.
    • All the attacks were on couples enjoying some late-night solitude in cars at isolated car parks.
    • As someone whose self reposes on a great slab of solitude, such a situation would drive me nuts.
    • All was peace, light and solitude - which can do strange things to a person.
    • A lyrical, a scholarly, a fastidious mind might have used seclusion and solitude to perfect its powers.
    • However people should know that loneliness and solitude are not synonyms.
    • Maybe you like the peace and solitude of the early hours of the morning so that you can get on with various important tasks uninterrupted.
    • It tells us that God is, in a sense, a community of persons, not a solitary living in solitude, alone and distant.
    • The rugged landscape and mountains provide a wealth of opportunities for peace and solitude and the water is clear and inviting.
    • It's time for him to have a chance in solitude and privacy to reconnect with his family.
    • It is a creature of solitude, travelling alone, and a splendour in the bush.
    Synonyms
    loneliness, solitariness, remoteness, isolation, seclusion, retirement, withdrawal, purdah, privacy, privateness, peace, peace and quiet, desolation
    North American lonesomeness
    rare sequestration, reclusion
  • 2A lonely or uninhabited place.

    偏僻的地方;无人居住的地方

    the battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One would have said that the writer must have threaded its wildest solitudes by the light of the moon and stars as well as by day.
    • In these eight chapters we are shown that Bristol and its hinterland existed as two solitudes - wary of one another and keeping each other at arm's length.
    • Can Layton's national social alternative find a voice in the riding's four solitudes of Capilano, the city, Lynn Valley and Seymour?
    • There are still, as on the first days of creation, rivers whose founts never run dry, green and watery solitudes, and limitless fields never yet turned by the ploughshare.
    • It is still a disparate monstrosity, full of solitudes & barrens & wilds.
    Synonyms
    wilderness, undisturbed area, unspoilt area, rural area, wilds, backwoods, the back of beyond
    desert, emptiness, wasteland, no-man's-land
    in Australia the bush, the outback
    North American &amp Australian/New Zealand backcountry
    South African the backveld
    informal the sticks, the middle of nowhere
    North American informal the boondocks
    archaic retirement

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus 'alone'.

Definition of solitude in US English:

solitude

nounˈsäləˌt(y)o͞odˈsɑləˌt(j)ud
  • 1The state or situation of being alone.

    独居,独处;孤独

    she savored her few hours of freedom and solitude

    她品尝了几个小时自由与孤独的滋味。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a creature of solitude, travelling alone, and a splendour in the bush.
    • Happiness is solitude, thinks the hermit who lives alone on his island.
    • This trance is achieved in complete solitude and yogis can enter into it or get out of it at will.
    • It's time for him to have a chance in solitude and privacy to reconnect with his family.
    • It had taken only a few minutes' exposure to the pre-Christmas rush for me to once again yearn for peace and solitude.
    • A lyrical, a scholarly, a fastidious mind might have used seclusion and solitude to perfect its powers.
    • For a few hours, my kid was next door at the Nappers and I had peace and solitude.
    • We have just the right amount of time to bond, tempered by long stretches that allow solitude and privacy should we desire them.
    • However people should know that loneliness and solitude are not synonyms.
    • As someone whose self reposes on a great slab of solitude, such a situation would drive me nuts.
    • Yet we have a better chance of solitude here than on most islands.
    • It had been the perfect place to work on his greatest inventions in complete peace and solitude.
    • At long last peace and solitude, she thought, tossing her purse onto the nearby table.
    • All the attacks were on couples enjoying some late-night solitude in cars at isolated car parks.
    • As increasing numbers of people choose to live or work alone, solitude is often celebrated in 2001.
    • It tells us that God is, in a sense, a community of persons, not a solitary living in solitude, alone and distant.
    • All was peace, light and solitude - which can do strange things to a person.
    • Maybe you like the peace and solitude of the early hours of the morning so that you can get on with various important tasks uninterrupted.
    • The rugged landscape and mountains provide a wealth of opportunities for peace and solitude and the water is clear and inviting.
    • Bachelorhood has long taught me that solitude is not loneliness.
    Synonyms
    loneliness, solitariness, remoteness, isolation, seclusion, retirement, withdrawal, purdah, privacy, privateness, peace, peace and quiet, desolation
    1. 1.1 A lonely or uninhabited place.
      偏僻的地方;无人居住的地方
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One would have said that the writer must have threaded its wildest solitudes by the light of the moon and stars as well as by day.
      • There are still, as on the first days of creation, rivers whose founts never run dry, green and watery solitudes, and limitless fields never yet turned by the ploughshare.
      • In these eight chapters we are shown that Bristol and its hinterland existed as two solitudes - wary of one another and keeping each other at arm's length.
      • Can Layton's national social alternative find a voice in the riding's four solitudes of Capilano, the city, Lynn Valley and Seymour?
      • It is still a disparate monstrosity, full of solitudes & barrens & wilds.
      Synonyms
      wilderness, undisturbed area, unspoilt area, rural area, wilds, backwoods, the back of beyond

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone’.

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