Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #6062
solitary
隔离监禁
核心释义
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
- 1.
独居者；隐士,隐居者或遁世者
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
- 2.
单独监禁
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
- 3.
孤独的状态；独处。
The state of being solitary; solitude
- 4.
独居者
one who lives in solitude
独居者；隐士；独处；孤独；独居者；隐士,隐居者或遁世者；单独监禁；孤独的状态；独处。
用法In use
After retiring, Uncle George became a solitary and moved to a small cabin in the woods.
用法提示：solitary 此处为可数名词，指独居者。
In the village, people called the old man a solitary because he never joined any social events.
用法提示：名词 solitary 在此指离群索居的人。
The documentary tells the stories of solitaries who choose to live far from cities.
用法提示：solitaries 是 solitary 的复数形式，仍为名词。
he was held in solitary
be in solitary
solitary在此作名词，意为单独监禁。
The prisoner was in solitary for three months.
囚犯被单独监禁了三个月。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- solitary confinement
- 单独监禁
- The prisoner was placed in solitary confinement for a month.那名囚犯被单独监禁了一个月。
- in solitary
- 处于单独监禁中
- He spent three weeks in solitary after the incident.事件发生后，他被单独监禁了三周。
- placed in solitary
- 被置于单独监禁
- The inmate was placed in solitary for his own protection.该囚犯为保护自身安全被置于单独监禁。
- serve time in solitary
- 在单独监禁中服刑
- Some prisoners serve time in solitary as punishment.一些囚犯作为惩罚在单独监禁中服刑。
- release from solitary
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个人被锁在单独牢房里，谐音'锁离他里'，意为'单独监禁'。
语境与语域Context & Register
Register: formal/legal; typical settings: prison terminology, literary; Note_zh: 该词作为名词时，通常用于正式或法律语境，指单独监禁或隐居者，比较常见于监狱或文学作品。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-ary' and are pronounced with a similar final syllable /ɛri/ (or /əri/ in some dialects), though stress patterns may vary. 'Solitary' follows this pattern with stress on the first syllable. Note that spelling alone does not guarantee rhyme; e.g., 'library' ends in '-ary' but is pronounced /ˈlaɪbreri/ with a different vowel.
用法优先级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。
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