| 单词 | lone ranger |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslone ranger lone ranger n. (also with capital initials) originally U.S. a person who works or acts alone or in an isolated manner, esp. one who does not consult with others or seek approval (cf. lone wolf n.). [Popularized by the fictional character the Lone Ranger, hero of a radio series (from 1933), a television series (from 1949), and numerous films, books, etc. Earlier use may have been influenced by the title of Zane Grey's novel The Lone Star Ranger (1915).] ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [noun] > person > who prefers to be alone solitudinarian1691 lone wolf1909 lone ranger1924 loner1947 1924 I. S. Cobb Goin' on Fourteen xxii. 265 He presented himself as that anachronism of boyhood, a lone ranger, going his single way by desire rather than through ill fortune or necessity. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 15 May There are more Lone Rangers... Now everyone goes out for dinner and we don't know where they are going. People keep very much to themselves. 2021 Accounting Today (Nexis) 22 Feb. The other six [tax preparers] are experienced older people who primarily work as lone rangers, i.e., they work by themselves and get their work done, but do not train or bring up anyone. < as lemmas |
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