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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary re·cluse \\ˈre-ˌklüs, ri-ˈklüs, ˈre-ˌklüz\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French reclus, literally, shut away, from Late Latin reclusus, past participle of recludere to shut up, from Latin re- + claudere to close — more at close DATE 13th century : marked by withdrawal from society : solitary
• re·clu·sive \\ri-ˈklü-siv, -ziv\\ adjective
• re·clu·sive·ly adverb
• re·clu·sive·ness nounnoun DATE 13th century : a person who leads a secluded or solitary life recluse
recluse (n.) early 13c., "person shut up from the world for purposes of religious meditation," from O.Fr. reclus (fem. recluse), noun use of reclus (adj.) "shut up," from L.L. reclusus, pp. of recludere "to shut up, enclose" (but in classical L. "to throw open"), from L. re-, intensive prefix + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). Reclusive first recorded 1590s (recluse formerly served also as an adj. in English). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 recluse
re·cluse / ri5klu:s; NAmE 5reklu:s / noun a person who lives alone and likes to avoid other people
隐居者；喜欢独处的人:
to lead the life of a recluse
过隐居的生活
• re·clu·sive / ri5klu:siv / adj.:
a reclusive millionaire
深居简出的富翁 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: brown recluse spider
rec·luseI. \ˈreˌklüs, -rə̇ˈk-, rēˈk-, -üz\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English reclus, recluse, from Old French reclus, literally, shut up, from Late Latin reclusus, past participle of recludere to shut up, from Latin re- + claudere to shut, close — more at close 1.
a. : removed from society : shut up : cloistered
< wondered who the recluse reader previously occupying the house could have been — F.N.Souza >
b. : avoiding others : solitary
< this bird … is shy and recluse, affecting remote marshes — John Burroughs >2. : characterized by solitariness or retirement from society
< a recluse existence >3. : remote , secluded
< a barren and recluse region >
• rec·luse·ly adverb
• rec·luse·ness noun -esII. noun
( -s) Etymology: Middle English reclus, recluse, from Middle French reclus, from reclus shut up 1. : a person who lives in seclusion; specifically : incluse 2. : one who leads a retired or solitary life
< the quiet doings of an old would-be recluse — O.W.Holmes †1935 >III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English reclusen, from Late Latin reclusus, past participle of recludereobsolete : to shut up : seclude
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