solitary
/ˈsɔlɪtrɪ; ?@ -terɪ; `sɑləˌtɛrɪ/ adj
1
(a) [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(living) alone; without companions 单独的; 独居的; 独自的
a solitary walk 独自一人的散步
lead a solitary life 过独居的生活
One solitary tree grew on the mountainside. 山腰上孤零零地长著一棵树.
(b) fond of being alone; used to being alone 喜欢独处的; 习惯於独处的
a solitary kind of person 喜欢离群索居的人.
2 not often visited; in a lonely remote place 人迹罕至的; 荒僻的
a solitary valley 荒僻的山谷
far-flung solitary villages 偏远冷清的村落. =>Usage at alone 用法见alone.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(esp in negative sentences and questions 尤用於否定句和疑问句中) only one; single 唯一的; 仅有的
There's not a solitary instance (ie not even one) of this having happened before. 这样的事以前一次也没有发生过.
She couldn't answer a solitary question correctly. 她连一个问题都答不对. solitary, n
1 [U] (infml 口) = solitary confinement
He's in solitary for the weekend. 他周末遭单独禁闭.
2 [C] (fml 文) person who chooses to live completely alone; hermit 喜欢完全独居的人; 隐士.