solitude

noun
🔊/ˈsɒlətjuːd/
🔊/ˈsɑːlətuːd/
[uncountable]
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  1. the state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant独处;独居 synonym privacy
    • She longed for peace and solitude.她渴望安宁,渴望独享清静。🔊🔊
    • I returned to the solitude of my room.我回到了房间的寂静中。
    • He shut himself away to pray in solitude.他躲了起来,独自祈祷。
    Extra Examples
    • She enjoyed a few days of peace in the solitude of the mountains.她在山里享受了几天独处的清静。
    • I need solitude to write.我需要独处来写作。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • absolute
    • total
    • quiet
    verb + solitude
    • seek
    • find
    • enjoy
    preposition
    • in solitude
    • in the solitude of
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone’.