retirement(n.)
1590年代,“撤退的行为,后退的行为”,也指“退隐的行为”,源自于1570年代的法语词汇 retirement; 其中 retire 和 -ment。1600年左右,“隐私,远离社会的状态”; 1640年代,“退出工作或生意”的含义也逐渐形成。
Solitude is the condition of being absolutely alone, whether or not one has been with others, or desires to escape from them .... Retirement is comparative solitude, produced by retiring, voluntarily or otherwise, from contact which one has had with others. Seclusion is stronger than retirement, implying the shutting out of others from access .... [Century Dictionary]
Solitude 意味着完全独处的状态,无论一个人曾经与他人在一起或是想逃离他们… Retirement 是相对的 solitude,是因为主动或被动地与他人脱离接触所产生的。Seclusion 比 retirement 更强烈,意味着阻止他人接近…[《世纪词典》]
该词起源时间:1590年代