solitary adj. 1.独个儿的,孤独的;独居的。 2.寂寞的;冷落的,僻远的,人烟稀少的。 3.孤立的;单独的,唯一的。 4.【解、植】分离的,单生的。 5.【动物;动物学】孤栖的 (opp. social, gregarious)。 solitary confinement [imprisonment] 单独监禁。 a solitary life 孤独生活。 a solitary ramble 独自漫步。 a solitary exception 唯一的例外。 a solitary place 冷僻的地方。 n. 独居者;隐士;单独监禁。 adv. -rily ,-riness n.
Giant pandas are solitary animals . they spend their lives alone , except during mating season or when females are raising their cubs 大熊猫是独居动物,除了交配季节或雌性大熊猫哺养幼儿时期,一生都独来独往。
Man is not a solitary animal , and so long as social life survives , self - realisation cannot be the supreme principle of ethics “人类并非世上唯一动物,只要仍有体生活,光是发挥自己的才能并不能达到最崇高的道德标准。 ”
百科解释
Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young.