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re·tire·ment
/rɪˈtaɪrmənt/
退休,隱居,撤退
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·tire·ment
n.
1.
The
act
of
retiring
,
or
the
state
of
being
retired
;
withdrawal
;
seclusion
;
as
,
the
retirement
of
an
officer
.
O
,
blest
Retirement
,
friend
of
life's
decline
.
--
Goldsmith
.
Retirement
,
rural
quiet
,
friendship
,
books
.
--
Thomson
.
2.
A
place
of
seclusion
or
privacy
;
a
place
to
which
one
withdraws
or
retreats
;
a
private
abode
. [
Archaic
]
This
coast
full
of
princely
retirements
for
the
sumptousness
of
their
buildings
and
nobleness
of
the
plantations
.
--
Evelyn
.
Caprea
had
been
the
retirement
of
Augustus
.
--
Addison
.
Syn:
--
Solitude
;
withdrawment
;
departure
;
retreat
;
seclusion
;
privacy
.
See
Solitude
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
retirement
n
1:
the
state
of
being
retired
from
one's
business
or
occupation
2:
withdrawal
from
your
position
or
occupation
3:
withdrawal
for
prayer
and
study
and
meditation
; "
a
religious
retreat
" [
syn
:
retreat
]
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