■ adjective
1》 remote; lonely.
2》 single; exceptional: an ~ incident.
Origin
C18: from Fr. isolé , from Ital. isolato , from late L. insulatus 'made into an island', based on L. insula 'island'.
■ adjective
1》 remote; lonely.
2》 single; exceptional: an ~ incident.
Origin
C18: from Fr. isolé , from Ital. isolato , from late L. insulatus 'made into an island', based on L. insula 'island'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004