Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19878
hermit
隐士；隐居者
one retired from society for religious reasons
- 1.
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
宗教隐士；因宗教原因独居者。
- 2.
one retired from society for religious reasons
宗教隐士
- 3.
A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
隐士；离群索居者。
- 4.
one who lives in solitude
独居者
- 5.
A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
一种用糖蜜、葡萄干和坚果制成的香料饼干。
- 6.
A hermit crab.
寄居蟹。
- 7.
Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.
蜂鸟中隐蜂鸟亚科的任何一种。
宗教隐士；因宗教原因独居者。；宗教隐士；隐士；离群索居者。；独居者；一种用糖蜜、葡萄干和坚果制成的香料饼干。
In use
After years in the city, he became a hermit and moved to a small cabin in the mountains.
The old hermit rarely spoke to anyone, but he would often leave food for the birds.
Some hermits choose isolation in order to focus on meditation and prayer.
live as a hermit
表示过着隐居生活。
He chose to live as a hermit in the mountains.
他选择在山上过隐士的生活。
become a hermit
表示成为隐士。
After his wife died, he became a hermit.
妻子去世后，他成了一名隐士。
a hermit's + noun
表示隐士的（生活等），用于描述隐居者的典型事物。
Connections
Collocations
- live like a hermit
- 像隐士一样生活
- Ever since the pandemic, my grandfather lives like a hermit in his cabin.疫情以来，我爷爷一直待在木屋里，像隐士一样生活。
- become a hermit
- 成为隐士；变得离群索居
- After the breakup, he became a hermit and stopped answering his phone.分手之后，他变得离群索居，也不再接电话。
- hermit lifestyle
- 隐士式的生活方式
- Some people admire the hermit lifestyle until they have to spend a winter alone.有些人羡慕隐士式的生活方式，直到他们不得不独自度过一个冬天。
- a born hermit
- 天生的隐士
- She is a born hermit, preferring her books to any party.她是个天生的隐士，比起任何聚会都更喜欢自己的书。
- self-confessed hermit
- 自称是隐士的人
- The author, a self-confessed hermit, rarely appears in public.那位作家自称是隐士，很少公开露面。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hermit 里有 her——隐士独居深山，只与自己的内心（her）相伴，无人来访。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学作品、宗教介绍、日常交谈 hermit 通常为中性词，多用于书面或正式语境，比较常见于文学或宗教讨论中，描述主动离群独居的人；在日常口语中也用来形容喜欢独处的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 hermit /ˈhɝmət/ 完全押韵。her、bird、hurt 共享重读的卷舌元音 /ɝ/；permit、summit、vomit 是 -mit 拼写相似词，但读作 /ɪt/，且 permit 虽有 /ɝ/，重音位置不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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