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独居者孤独的,独居的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
F. solitaire. See {Sole}, a., and cf. {Solitaire}.]
1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me,
sad and solitary. --Shak.
2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
journey; a solitary life.
Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society;
retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
people. --Lam. i. 1.
Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
therein. --Job iii. 7.
5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
vengeance; a solitary example.
6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
{Solitary ant} (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
of the family {Mutillid[ae]}. The female of these insects
is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also {spider ant}.
{Solitary bee} (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
form communities.
{Solitary sandpiper} (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
({Totanus solitarius}).
{Solitary snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
{Solitary thrush} (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, n.
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a
recluse.
资料来源 : WordNet®
solitary
n 1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners;
"he was held in solitary" [syn: {solitary confinement}]
2: one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}, {solitudinarian},
{troglodyte}]
solitary
adj 1: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life;
"the eremitic element in the life of a religious
colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary
disposition" [syn: {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {lone(a)}]
2: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or
colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: {nongregarious}, {nonsocial}]
3: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we
met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier
on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of
gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)},
{lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}]
4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his
lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her
solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
[syn: {lonely(a)}]
5: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a
solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the
sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)},
{solitary(a)}]
6: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or
secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a
trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)},
{unfrequented}]