lone
英[l??n]
美[lon]
- adj. 單身的；獨自的；寂寞的；人跡稀少的
- n. (Lone)人名；(西、肯)洛內；(丹)隆娜；(緬)倫
助記提示
one 一個——lone孤獨（因為一個人）
中文詞源
lone 孤獨的
縮寫自alone,即all one. 由單獨的引申詞義孤獨的。拼寫比較mend,amend.
英文詞源
- lone (adj.)
- late 14c., "having no companion, solitary," shortening of alone (q.v.) by weakening of stress or else by misdivision of what is properly all one. The Lone Star in reference to "Texas" is first recorded 1843, from its flag. Lone wolf in the figurative sense is 1909, American English.
雙語例句
- 1. Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
- 90%的單親家庭由母親持家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was shot by a lone gunman.
- 他被一名獨行槍手射殺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
- 獨自橫渡大西洋的人
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. A lone sea gull flew across the sky.
- 一只孤獨的海鷗在空中飛過.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.
- 落霞與孤鶩齊飛.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》