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Lonesome

“Lonesome” 可作形容词和名词。作形容词时,表示因独自一人而感到难过、寂寞;作名词时,常用于 “by my lonesome”,意为”独自一人”。比 “lonely” 更口语化,情感色彩更浓,常见于美式英语。

  1. “She felt lonesome after her best friend moved to another city.” (最好的朋友搬去另一座城市后,她感到十分寂寞。)
  2. “I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.” (我独自坐着,看着车辆驶过。)
  3. “The lonesome howl of a wolf echoed through the valley at night.” (夜晚,狼孤独的嚎叫声在山谷中回荡。)

源自 “lone”(孤独的)+ 后缀 “-some”(充满…的、具有…性质的)。Lone 来自 “alone” 的变体,-some 表示”具有某种性质”。

  • 词根: lone(孤独)
  • 后缀: -some(形容词后缀,表示”充满…的”)

“Lonesome” 在美国乡村音乐和西部文化中很常见,如经典歌曲 “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”。常用来表达深沉的孤独与乡愁,带有怀旧、忧郁的情感。

  • 固定搭配: “by my lonesome” (独自一人), “lonesome road” (孤独之路)
  • 副词: lonesomely
  • 名词: lonesomeness

Lone(孤独)+ some(某种程度)= 充满孤独感的,即寂寞的。联想 “lonesome cowboy” 在荒野中独自骑马的形象。

“He walked down the lonesome road at dusk, with nothing but the sound of crickets for company. By his lonesome, he thought of home and the faces he might never see again. Sometimes being lonesome was worse than being alone.” (黄昏时分,他走在孤零零的路上,只有蟋蟀声作伴。独自一人时,他想起了家和那些可能再也见不到的面孔。有时,寂寞比孤独更难受。)