seclude(动词):使(某人/自己)远离他人、隔离,以获得安静、隐私或避免干扰。常用搭配:*seclude oneself (from …)*。也可指把某物放在隐蔽处。
/ sɪˈkluːd /
She secluded herself in her room to study.
她把自己关在房间里学习。
The monastery was secluded in the mountains, far from the noise of the city, where the monks lived in quiet devotion.
那座修道院隐居在群山之中,远离城市的喧嚣,僧侣们在那里安静虔诚地生活。
来自拉丁语 secludere,由 **se-**(“分开、离开”)+ cludere(“关上、关闭”)组成,字面意思是“把……关在外面/隔开”,后来引申为“使隔离、使隐居”。