lone
英[ləʊn]美[lon]
- adj. 单身的；独自的；寂寞的；人迹稀少的
- n. (Lone)人名；(西、肯)洛内；(丹)隆娜；(缅)伦
助记提示
one 一个——lone孤独（因为一个人）
中文词源
lone 孤独的
缩写自alone,即all one. 由单独的引申词义孤独的。拼写比较mend,amend.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
- 90%的单亲家庭由母亲持家。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was shot by a lone gunman.
- 他被一名独行枪手射杀。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
- 独自横渡大西洋的人
来自《权威词典》
- 4. A lone sea gull flew across the sky.
- 一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.
- 落霞与孤鹜齐飞.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》