solitaire
/ˌsɒləˈteə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑːləter/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsä-lə-ˌter/ (ame, mw)
solitaire — noun
- solitairesingular
- solitairesplural
1. any card game designed to be played by a single person, in which the player arra
any card game designed to be played by a single person, in which the player arranges or removes cards following set rules
Yuto played solitaire on his phone during the long train ride to Kyoto.
Thandiwe taught her grandfather how to play solitaire with a real deck of cards.
When the internet went down, Hiroshi quietly played solitaire on his computer for an hour.
Olga found an old deck of cards in the drawer and dealt herself a game of solitaire.
Jamal finished his work early and dealt himself a game of solitaire right at his desk, sipping the last of his cold coffee.
- patience
the standard British English name for the same family of card games
用法筆記
Covers several different one-player card games, not only the well-known Klondike variant. In British English, the game is usually called 'patience'.
常見錯誤
2. a ring or other piece of jewellery that holds just one gemstone, like a diamond,
a ring or other piece of jewellery that holds just one gemstone, like a diamond, rather than several smaller stones
Dilan knelt down and held out a small velvet box with a solitaire diamond ring inside.
collocation: solitaire diamond ring
Fatima chose a simple solitaire necklace with a single blue sapphire for her wedding day.
At the shop, Kwame tried on three solitaire earrings, each holding one large emerald.
After years of saving, Sven picked out a platinum solitaire ring at a tiny family-run jeweller's near the harbour.
Ximena inherited a solitaire brooch from her grandmother — a single ruby at the centre.
用法筆記
Often used attributively before jewellery nouns: 'solitaire ring', 'solitaire necklace', 'solitaire earrings'.