recluse

Definitions

re- (back) + cluse (shut) = 'one who is shut back / shut away.' A recluse has withdrawn and closed themselves off from society. Originally it described religious hermits who lived shut away in a cell; today it's anyone who deliberately avoids people.

Common Collocations

• 1.become a recluse变成隐士
• 2.live as a recluse过隐居生活

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The famous writer became a recluse in his later years.

• 2.

  He lives like a recluse, rarely leaving his apartment.