recluse
noun /rɪˈkluːs/
/ˈrekluːs/
- a person who lives alone and likes to avoid other people
隐居者;喜欢独处的人 - to lead the life of a recluse
过隐居的生活
词源Middle English: from Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin recludere ‘enclose’, from re- ‘again’ + claudere ‘to shut’. - to lead the life of a recluse