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Reclusive Person Describes Word 英 Rɪ'Kluːsɪv] 美 Rɪ'Kluːsɪv Adj.隐遁的;孤寂的

英语单词 reclusive
英美音标 英 [rɪ'kluːsɪv] 美 [rɪ'kluːsɪv]
中文释义 adj.隐遁的;孤寂的
英语例句 (1) He is in essence a reclusive sort.
(2) The reclusive Ravel was overwhelmed.
中文例句 (1) 他本质上具有一种隐士的气质
(2) 习惯了独处的拉威尔真是受不了啦。
vocabulary简明 The adjective reclusive describes a desire for seclusion or privacy. A reclusive movie star is the one tabloid photographers dream of capturing on film.
vocabulary扩展 The root word of reclusive is recluse, which came from the Old French word reclus, originally meaning "a person shut up from the world for purposes of religious meditation." Today, maybe you just want to be alone — reclusive describes a person who is withdrawn from society or seeks solitude, like a hermit. Grocery shopping late at night is a reclusive habit, because few people are in the store then.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]独居的;隐居的;遁世的 A reclusive person or animal lives alone and deliberately avoids the company of others.
  • She had been living a reclusive life in Los Angeles since her marriage broke up.

    自从离婚后她一直在洛杉矶过着独居的生活。

  • She had become increasingly ill and reclusive.

    她病得越来越重,越来越孤僻。

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