lonely怎么读?

lonely

英 ['ləʊnlɪ] 美['lonli]
  • adj. 寂寞的;偏僻的
  • n. 孤独者

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词态变化


比较级: lonelier;最高级: loneliest;名词: loneliness;

英文词源


lonely
lonely: [16] Lonely is a derivative of lone [14], itself a truncated form of alone. Another coinage based on lone is lonesome [17].
lonely (adj.)
c. 1600, "solitary, lone," from lone + -ly (1). Meaning "dejected for want of company" is from 1811. Lonely heart (n.) "a lonely-hearted person" is from 1922. Lonely hearted (adj.) is attested from 1820.

双语例句


1. If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.--Jean Paul Sartre
如果你独处时感到寂寞,说明没有把自己陪好。

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2. I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。

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3. Miserable, and unexpectedly lonely, she went in search of Jean-Paul.
内心痛苦、突感寂寞的她去寻找琼-保罗。

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4. I feel lost and lonely in a strange town alone.
在陌生的城镇里只身一人,我感到不知所措、孤单寂寞。

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5. He looks for the lonely, the lost, the unloved.
他找的是孤独的人、失落的人和缺少爱的人。

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