reclusive

形容词 adj.
/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
    — Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.

词形变化

more reclusive comparative most reclusive superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English recluse
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English reclusive
From recluse + -ive.
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