| 单词 | solitude |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['sɔlitju:d] |
| 解释 | n.孤独 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.孤独(being alone or remote from society) |
| 字源 | solitude (n.) mid-14c., from Old French solitude "loneliness" (14c.) and directly from Latin solitudinem (nominative solitudo) "loneliness, a being alone; lonely place, desert, wilderness," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). "Not in common use in English until the 17th c." [OED] A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; ... if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free. [Schopenhauer, "The World as Will and Idea," 1818] Solitudinarian "recluse, unsocial person" is recorded from 1690s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 孤独一人; 偏僻处, 隐居处 【记】sol = sole孤独, itude表示状态 【类】recluse: solitude = toady: favor隐遁者孤单 = 献媚者偏爱 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】sole isolated + itude 情况，状态；attitude |
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