the state of being private or of having little contact with other people 清静;隐居;与世隔绝 the seclusion and peace of the island 岛上的幽僻宁静 He spends much of his time in seclusion in the mountains. 他大部分时间都隐居在山里。
Extra ExamplesShe fled to a life of quiet seclusion, living on a farm in rural Virginia. 她躲到弗吉尼亚乡下,过着安静平和、与世隔绝的农场生活。 She liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden. 她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。 seclusion from the outside world 与外界隔离 For the long summer vacation, I prefer the relative seclusion of the countryside. 在这个暑期长假,我想去享受一下乡间相对恬静的生活。 They could hardly wait to get back to the seclusion of their own house. 他们迫不及待地想回到自己的隐居之所。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
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- relative
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- in (the seclusion of)
- seclusion from
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin seclusio(n-), from secludere ‘shut off’, from se- ‘apart’ + claudere ‘to shut’.