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sol·i·tude AHD[sŏlʹĭ-to͞od', -tyo͞od'] D.J.[ˈsɒlɪˌtuːd, -ˌtjuːd]K.K.[ˈsɑlɪˌtud, -ˌtjud]n.（名词）- The state or quality of being alone or remote from others.单独：独自一人或远离他人的状态或性质
- A lonely or secluded place.偏僻处，隐居处
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin sōlitūdō 源自 拉丁语 sōlitūdō
- from sōlus [alone] * see s(w)e- 源自 sōlus [单独的] * 参见 s(w)e-
solitude, isolation, seclusion, retirement- These nouns denote the state of being alone.这些名词都表示处于单独一人的状态。
- Solitude implies the absence of all others: Solitude 表示没有其他人： "The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship" (Francis Bacon). “最可怕的孤寂就是完全没有忠诚的友谊” （弗朗西斯·培根）。 "I love tranquil solitude" (Percy Bysshe Shelley). “我热爱安静的独处” （帕西·碧西·雪莱）。
- Isolation emphasizes total separation or detachment from others: Isolation 着重强调与他人完全的分离或分开： "the isolation of Crusoe, depicted by Defoe's genius" (Winston Churchill). “迪福天才所描绘的克鲁索的与世隔绝” （温斯顿·丘吉尔）。 "The beast and the monk, robbed of the isolation that is life to either, will die" (E.M. Forster). “丧失了于二者而言都意味着生命的与世隔离，野兽与僧人将会死去” （E·M·福斯特）。
- Seclusion suggests removal or a setting apart from others,though not necessarily complete inaccessibility;the term often connotes a withdrawal from social contact: Seclusion 表示与他人离开或分开，虽然并不一定表示完全的不可接近；该词常常指与社会接触的疏远： After the funeral the widow and family spent several days in seclusion.葬礼过后，遗孀和家人过了几天没有与社会接触的日子。
- Retirement suggests a withdrawal from active life or to a retreat, as for serenity or privacy: Retirement 表示（如为了宁静或隐退）从活跃的生活中隐退或隐居： "an elegant sufficiency, content,/Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books" (James Thomson). “一种优雅高尚的充足、满意/退隐、乡村宁静、友谊、书籍” （詹姆士·汤姆逊）
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