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单词 self-isolated
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self-isolatedadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈʌɪsəleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈaɪsəˌleɪdᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, isolated adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + isolated adj. Compare slightly earlier self-isolation n., slightly later self-isolating adj., and later self-isolate v.
Of a person or group: in self-imposed isolation from others; (now) esp. that has undertaken self-imposed isolation for a period of time, typically at home, in order to avoid catching or transmitting an infectious disease, or as one of a number of public health measures designed to inhibit its spread.
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1837 Southern Lit. Jrnl. Aug. 490 Ask the self-isolated man of business why his brow contracts with misanthropic gloom in the midst of the social comforts of his own fireside.
1900 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1 May 5/3 To the people of the United States these self isolated communities [of communists and socialists] have proved of no more concern to than members of any of small religious sects of this country.
1956 M. M. Pearson Bright Tapestry v. 173 It was the Earl of Devonshire who owned the manor at the time of the Great Plague, and it was he who organized supplies of food to be sent to the stricken and self-isolated and heroic little village [sc. Eyam in Derbyshire].
2020 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 Mar. He had recently been tested for coronavirus and was awaiting results while remaining self-isolated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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