/,sɒlɪ'teə(r); [US] 'sɒlɪteə(r); `sɑlə,tɛr/
n
1 [U] game for one person in which marbles, balls, pegs, etc are removed from their places on a special board after other pieces are moved over them, the object being to have only one piece left on the board 自娱棋（单人游戏, 用弹子、小球、栓棒等棋子在棋盘上跳越走棋, 移去被跳过的棋子, 直到只剩下一粒为止）.
2 = patience3.3 [C] (piece of jewellery such as a ring or an ear-ring having a) single gem or jewel 独粒宝石; 镶有独粒宝石的饰物（如戒指或耳环）
*[attrib 作定语] a solitaire diamond 独粒钻石.

n

[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French;Origin:Latin solitarius; SOLITARY¹]
[U]
a game played by one person with small wooden or plastic pieces on a board
[C]
a single jewel, or a piece of jewellery with a single jewel in it, especially a large diamond
　a diamond solitaire
[U]AmE
a game of cards for one person
British Equivalent: patience