secluding(动词 seclude 的现在分词/动名词;也可作形容词用):把……隔离开来;使隐居、与外界隔绝;(处于)隐居、僻静的状态。常指有意远离人群以获得安静、私密或不受打扰的环境。
/sɪˈkluːdɪŋ/
She is secluding herself to finish her thesis.
她为了完成论文,正让自己与外界隔离、专心写作。
By secluding the old garden behind tall hedges, the family created a private space where they could talk freely away from visitors and noise.
他们用高高的树篱把老花园隔开,营造出一处私密空间,好让家人远离访客与喧闹,自由交谈。
Seclude 来自拉丁语 secludere,由 se-(分开、离开)+ cludere(关闭、封闭)组成,原意接近“把……关到一边/关起来”,后来引申为“隔绝、隐居”。secluding 表示“正在(使)隔离/隐居”的过程或状态。