Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #21522
recluse
/rɪˈkluːs/
adjective
隐居的;离群索居的
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
- 1.
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
与社会隔离;寻求独处
与社会隔离;寻求独处
In use
After retiring, my uncle adopted a recluse lifestyle in the countryside, rarely visiting anyone.
She prefers a recluse existence, spending most of her time reading and painting alone.
The writer's recluse habits made it hard for friends to meet him.
Connections
Collocations
- a recluse author
- 深居简出的作家
- The recluse author has not given a single public reading in decades.这位深居简出的作家几十年来没有举办过一次公开朗读会。
- a recluse billionaire
- 隐居的亿万富翁
- The recluse billionaire lives in an unmarked mountain cabin.这位隐居的亿万富翁住在一间没有标识的山间小屋里。
- a recluse scientist
- 离群索居的科学家
- The recluse scientist communicated only through letters.这位离群索居的科学家只通过信件与人交流。
- a recluse poet
- 隐居的诗人
- The recluse poet's work was published after her death.这位隐居诗人的作品在她去世后才出版。
- a recluse philosopher
- 遁世的哲学家
- The recluse philosopher left few written records.这位遁世的哲学家留下的文字记录很少。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆:recluse 含 close,把自己“关”起来,离群索居、与世隔绝。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、正式书面语 recluse 作形容词时比较正式,多用于文学或书面描写,强调远离社会、喜欢独处。日常口语中较少这样用,更常见的是名词用法或使用 hermit 等词。
Grammar Note
形容词,常作定语或表语,意为隐居的
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 recluse 押韵的词以 /us/ 结尾:abstruse、obtuse、reduce、truce。注意拼写相似的 include、exclude 以 /ud/ 结尾,发音不同,不是同韵词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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