solitary  /s'ɑlət,ɛri/

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  solitary
  獨居者(a.)孤獨的,獨居的

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
     F. solitaire. See {Sole}, a., and cf. {Solitaire}.]
     1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
        present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
  
              Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
  
              Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me,
              sad and solitary.                     --Shak.
  
     2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
        journey; a solitary life.
  
              Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
  
     3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society;
        retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
  
     4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
        occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
        gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
  
              How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
              people.                               --Lam. i. 1.
  
              Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
              therein.                              --Job iii. 7.
  
     5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
        vengeance; a solitary example.
  
     6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
  
     {Solitary ant} (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
        of the family {Mutillid[ae]}. The female of these insects
        is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
        is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also {spider ant}.
        
  
     {Solitary bee} (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
        form communities.
  
     {Solitary sandpiper} (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
        ({Totanus solitarius}).
  
     {Solitary snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     {Solitary thrush} (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See {Solitary}.]
     1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
        --Pope.
  
     2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious
        stone of any kind set alone.
  
              Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
                                                    --Mrs. R. H.
                                                    Davis.
  
     3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
        games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board
        with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with
        all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of
        the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which
            formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
            Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild
            turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
            also {solitary}.
        (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
            {Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and
            retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A
            West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called
            the {invisible bird}.

資料來源(4): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, n.
     One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a
     recluse.

資料來源(5): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  solitary
       adj 1: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life;
              "the eremitic element in the life of a religious
              colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary
              disposition" [syn: {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {lone(a)}]
       2: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or
          colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: {nongregarious}, {nonsocial}]
       3: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we
          met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier
          on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of
          gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)},
           {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}]
       4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his
          lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her
          solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
          [syn: {lonely(a)}]
       5: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
          lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
          only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a
          solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the
          sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)},
           {solitary(a)}]
       6: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or
          secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a
          trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)},
          {unfrequented}]
       n 1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners;
            "he was held in solitary" [syn: {solitary confinement}]
       2: one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}, {solitudinarian},
           {troglodyte}]