lonesome
/ˈləʊnsəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈləʊnsəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlōn(t)-səm/ (ame, mw)
lonesome — 形容詞
- lonesomepositive
- more lonesomecomparative
- most lonesomesuperlative
1. feeling unhappy or sad when you are by yourself and would like someone to keep y
孤獨；寂寞
因獨自一人而感到悲傷
feeling unhappy or sad when you are by yourself and would like someone to keep you company
Yuki felt lonesome after her best friend moved to a different school.
Yuki 在最好的朋友轉學後感到非常孤獨。
predicative use after 'feel'
The elderly gentleman on the park bench looked lonesome without his little dog.
那位老先生坐在公園長椅上，沒有小狗陪伴，看起來很寂寞。
Moving to a new country can make anyone feel lonesome at first.
搬到新國家一開始可能會讓任何人感到孤獨。
Kwame called his sister every evening because he felt lonesome in his dorm room.
Kwame 每晚打電話給妹妹，因為他在宿舍裡感到很寂寞。
A lonesome child sat on the swings while the other kids played together.
一個孤單的孩子坐在鞦韆上，其他小孩則一起玩耍。
- accompanied
having someone with you
- surrounded
with many people around
文法句型
feel lonesome
lonesome + noun
用法筆記
Often used with the verb 'feel' or 'look'. More common in American English than British English, where 'lonely' is preferred.
常見錯誤
2. used to describe a person, animal, or thing that is the only one present, with n
孤單；單獨
獨自一人、沒有其他事物在旁
used to describe a person, animal, or thing that is the only one present, with no others nearby
A lonesome pine tree stood at the top of the rocky hill.
一棵孤單的松樹矗立在岩石山丘的山頂上。
attributive use describing a single object
The hiker followed a lonesome path that wound through the thick forest.
那名登山者沿著一條孤單的小徑穿過茂密的森林。
Diego spotted a lonesome figure walking along the beach at sunrise.
Diego 在日出時看見一個孤單的身影沿著沙灘走來。
The old farmhouse had a single lonesome light burning in the upstairs window.
那間老農舍樓上窗戶裡亮著一盞孤獨的燈。
A lonesome cow stood in the middle of the empty field after the herd had moved on.
牛群離開後，一頭孤單的牛站在空曠的田野中央。
- accompanied
with others nearby
- many
numerous objects or people
文法句型
lonesome + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). The sentence typically paints a visual scene of one object standing apart from others.
常見錯誤
3. describes a place that is far from towns or cities, where very few people go or
偏僻；荒涼
遠離城鎮、人煙罕至的
describes a place that is far from towns or cities, where very few people go or live
The gas station sat in a lonesome stretch of desert with no houses for miles.
那間加油站位於一片荒涼的沙漠地帶，方圓數哩內沒有房屋。
describes a remote landscape
The driver got lost on a lonesome country road late at night.
那名司機深夜在一條偏僻的鄉間道路上迷路了。
Farmer Gonzalez lived in a lonesome valley at the foot of the mountains.
農夫 Gonzalez 住在山腳下一個偏僻的山谷裡。
The old lighthouse stood on a lonesome stretch of rocky coastline.
那座老燈塔矗立在一片荒涼的岩石海岸線上。
文法句型
lonesome + noun (place)
用法筆記
Describes the character of a place itself, not a person's emotion. Commonly used with geographic nouns like 'road', 'valley', 'stretch', 'cabin'.
常見錯誤
lonesome — 名詞
1. used in the informal phrase 'by one's lonesome' to mean alone, without anyone el
獨自
用於片語 by one's lonesome，意為獨自一人
used in the informal phrase 'by one's lonesome' to mean alone, without anyone else's company or help
Fatima rode her bicycle to the library all by her lonesome.
Fatima 獨自一個人騎腳踏車去圖書館。
phrase: by + possessive + lonesome
After his roommate moved out, Hiroshi lived in the apartment by his lonesome for a whole year.
室友搬走後，Hiroshi 獨自在公寓裡住了一整年。
The old man mowed the huge lawn all by his lonesome every Saturday morning.
那位老先生每個星期六早上獨自修剪那大片草坪。
Little Emma walked to the corner store all by her lonesome for the first time.
小 Emma 第一次獨自走到街角的商店。
- alone
standard, neutral; no idiom needed
- by oneself
equivalent meaning, common in all varieties of English
- solo
often used for performances or travel
- together
with other people
- in company
with someone else
文法句型
by + possessive determiner + lonesome
用法筆記
Informal American English. The possessive pronoun (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) must match the grammatical subject of the sentence. Often used with 'all' for emphasis — 'all by my lonesome'.