sole
adjective /səʊl/
/səʊl/
[only before noun]- only; single
仅有的；唯一的 - the sole surviving member of the family
那一家唯一在世的成员 - My sole reason for coming here was to see you.
我到这儿唯一的原因就是来看你。 - This is the sole means of access to the building.
这是这栋建筑物唯一的入口。
Homophones sole | soulsole soul/səʊl//səʊl/- sole adjective
- John Dashwood is the sole male heir, so inherits the entire estate.
约翰·达什伍德是唯一的男性继承人，所以继承全部财产。
- John Dashwood is the sole male heir, so inherits the entire estate.
- sole noun
- Many jazz shoes come with a rubber sole.
许多爵士鞋都配有橡胶鞋底。
- Many jazz shoes come with a rubber sole.
- soul noun
- Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.
在她的心灵深处，她知道自己必须返回祖国。
- Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.
- the sole surviving member of the family
- belonging to one person or group; not shared
独占的；专有的；全权处理的 - She has sole responsibility for the project.
那个项目由她一人负责。 - the sole owner
拥有全部产权的物主 - We may have the opportunity to take over sole ownership of the company.
我们可能有机会接管这家公司的全部产权。
- She has sole responsibility for the project.
词源adjective late Middle English (also in the senses ‘secluded’ and ‘unrivalled’): from Old French soule, from Latin sola, feminine of solus ‘alone’.
