single-player

/ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈpleɪ.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəlˈpleɪ.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)

single-player — adjective

1. relating to a video or computer game that has been created so that one person ca

1.形容詞B1
釋義

relating to a video or computer game that has been created so that one person can play it without needing any other human participants.

例句

Mateo enjoys single-player games because the story keeps his full attention from start to finish.

collocation: single-player games

The latest fantasy RPG offers a single-player mode with over fifty hours of story content.

collocation: single-player mode

同義詞
  • solo

    more informal, also used for non-gaming contexts like 'solo travel'

  • single-user

    more technical, often used in software contexts rather than gaming

反義詞
  • multiplayer

    describes games where multiple people play together online or locally

  • co-op

    short for cooperative; players work together as a team rather than competing

文法句型

single-player + noun

用法筆記

This adjective is almost always used before a noun. Common noun partners are 'game', 'mode', 'campaign', and 'experience'. A game described as single-player cannot be played simultaneously with other people; any multiplayer option belongs to a separate mode.

常見錯誤

❌I played a single-player with my friend.
✅I played a co-op game with my friend.
💡'single-player' is an adjective, not a noun, and it describes games meant for one person only.