Definition
与世隔绝 is a four-character set phrase (成语) meaning 'to be completely cut off from the world' — either by choice (like a hermit) or by circumstance (a remote place, a long isolation). It's used as a predicate or attributive; you can say 过着与世隔绝的生活 ('live a life cut off from the world') or 这个小岛与世隔绝 ('this island is isolated from the world').
f.e.
to be cut off from the rest of the worldto live in seclusion(of a place) isolatedremote
Examples
- ，与世隔绝。Tā tuìxiū hòu zhù zài shān lǐ, guò zhe yú de shēnghuó.After retirement, he lived in the mountains, leading a life cut off from the world.
- 与世隔绝，。Nàge xiǎo cūnzhuāng jīhū yú, hěn shǎo yǒu wàirén lái.That small village is almost entirely isolated from the world; very few outsiders come.
- 与世隔绝。Cháng shíjiān yú ràng tā bù xíguàn hé rén jiāoliú le.After a long period of isolation, he is no longer used to interacting with people.
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