mid-14c., "alone, living alone," from Old French solitaire, from Latin solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated," from solitas "loneliness, solitude," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). Meaning "single, sole, only" is from 1742. Related: Solitarily; solitariness. As a noun from late 14c.; from 1854 as short for solitary confinement (that phrase recorded from 1690s).
例文
1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
昨夜彼はダグラスの刑務所に単独で監禁された。
2.Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
独居蜂の中には、畑の地穴に巣を築くものがあります。
3.Tom was in solitary across the way from me.
トムは私の向こうで単独監禁された。
4.A solitary viola plucks a lonely,soft F sharp.
1本のビオラが寂しげで柔らかいリットルF調を独自に奏でている。
5.A solitary hunched figure emerged from Number Ten.