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Solitary Stingy 单独的 Sɔlitəri A.孤独的;N.隐士 英 Adj.孤独的(Without Companions);N.隐士(Recluse

单词 solitary
音标 ['sɔlitəri]
解释 a.孤独的;n.隐士
红宝书 【英】 adj.孤独的(without companions);n.隐士(recluse)
【考】 miser : stingy / loner : solitary(吝啬鬼吝啬/孤独者 孤独)
【记】 solit(单独)+ary→ 单独的
【例】 solitary ruins(荒凉的废墟)
字源 solitary (adj.)
mid-14c., "alone, living alone," from Old French solitaire, from Latin solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated," from solitas "loneliness, solitude," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Meaning "single, sole, only" is from 1742. Related: Solitarily; solitariness. As a noun from late 14c.; from 1854 as short for solitary confinement (that phrase recorded from 1690s).
不择手段背单词 adj. 孤独的; 隐居的 = secluded; n 隐士 = recluse
【记】soli单独, tary-单独的
【类】miser: stingy = loner: solitary吝啬鬼是吝啬的 = 孤独者是孤独的
趣味全助记 【记】sole, isolated 孤立的, 单独的

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