孤独

• 拼音: gū dú
• 汉字拆解: 孤 = 子 (child) + 瓜 (melon, phonetic), originally meaning orphan; 独 = 犭 (dog radical) + 蜀 (phonetic)

含义

Lonely; solitary; isolated. A feeling of being alone or without companionship.

Describes both physical solitude and emotional loneliness. Common collocations: 感到孤独 (feel lonely), 孤独的人 (a lonely person), 孤独终老 (grow old alone). Can have a neutral or even positive connotation when describing solitary contemplation or independence, but more often implies sadness or isolation.

例句

1. 他虽然身边总是围着很多人，但内心却感到无比孤独。
2. 城市里的年轻人越来越习惯孤独，一个人吃饭、看电影已经很常见了。
3. 真正的强者懂得享受孤独，在独处中思考人生的意义。

用法指南

语境: emotions, psychology, literature

语气: reflective

正确说法

• 我有时候会感到孤独。(Sometimes I feel lonely.)
• 孤独和独处是不一样的。(Loneliness and solitude are different.)

错误说法

• 用孤独形容物体 (Don't use 孤独 for inanimate objects — use 孤零零 or 独立 instead)

起源与历史

Compound of 孤 (orphaned, alone) + 独 (single, alone). Both characters emphasize solitude: 孤 originally referred to a fatherless child, 独 to a single dog without a pack.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal