每日单词：solitude

solitude /ˈsɒlətjuːd/

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 外刊例句 

Loneliness is bad for your health—certainly as bad as being obese, and possibly as bad as being a moderate smoker. So, in these days of plague, when enforced solitude is the order of the day in many places, how to stop solitude turning into loneliness is a pressing medical question.

孤独对你的健康有害——就像肥胖一样，也可能和适度吸烟一样有害。因此，在这个瘟疫横行的时代，在许多地方，强制独处已是家常便饭，如何防止独处变成孤独是一个紧迫的医学问题。

——《经济学人》

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 基本释义 

Solitude is the state of being alone, especially when this is peaceful and pleasant. 

n. 独处；隐居

 追根溯源 

单词solitude里的词根sol，来源于拉丁语solus, 表示 “单独的”。所以，在英语里包含sol/soli的单词，多与此相关：

sole  adj. 唯一的；单独的

solo  n. 独唱；独奏

solitary  adj. 孤独的；独居的

desolate  adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的

soliloquy  n. 自言自语；独白

 影视例句 

在美剧《生活大爆炸》里，Sheldon怀疑Penny跟别人一起吃晚饭，对话中就用到了这个词： 

Penny: Okay, I promise there's no one's here. I've had a long day. I just want to have a quiet dinner by myself.

Sheldon: Oh, very well. I'm no stranger to enjoying the pleasures of solitude.

-好吧，我保证这里没其他人，我今天好累，我只想一个人安静地吃顿晚餐。

-好吧，反正我早就习惯于享受独处的乐趣。

 上期复习 

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