solitary
adj
1
(a) [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(living) alone; without companions 單獨的; 獨居的; 獨自的
a solitary walk 獨自一人的散步
lead a solitary life 過獨居的生活
One solitary tree grew on the mountainside. 山腰上孤零零地長著一棵樹.
(b) fond of being alone; used to being alone 喜歡獨處的; 習慣於獨處的
a solitary kind of person 喜歡離群索居的人.
2 not often visited; in a lonely remote place 人跡罕至的; 荒僻的
a solitary valley 荒僻的山谷
far-flung solitary villages 偏遠冷清的村落. =>Usage at alone 用法見alone.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(esp in negative sentences and questions 尤用於否定句和疑問句中) only one; single 唯一的; 僅有的
There's not a solitary instance (ie not even one) of this having happened before. 這樣的事以前一次也沒有發生過.
She couldn't answer a solitary question correctly. 她連一個問題都答不對. solitary, n
1 [U] (infml 口) = solitary confinement
He's in solitary for the weekend. 他周末遭單獨禁閉.
2 [C] (fml 文) person who chooses to live completely alone; hermit 喜歡完全獨居的人; 隱士.