Tra từ lone - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lone BrE [ləʊn] NAmE [loʊn] adjective only before noun
1. without any other people or things
Syn: ↑solitary
•a lone sailor crossing the Atlantic
•The attack was carried out by a lone gunman in a crowded shopping centre.
2. (especially BrE)without a husband, wife or partner to share the care of children
Syn: ↑single
•a lone mother/parent/father
•Most lone parent families are headed by women.
Idiom: ↑lone wolf

Word Origin:
[lone] late Middle English: shortening of ↑alone.

Which Word?:
alone / lonely / lone
Alone, and on your own /by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy: ▪ I like being alone in the house. ◇ ▪ I’m going to London by myself next week. ◇ ▪ I want to finish this on my own ▪ (= without anyone’s help) ▪.
Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely: ▪ a lone jogger in the park ◇ ▪ long, solitary walks
Lonely (NAmE also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad: ▪ a lonely child ◇ ▪ Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: ▪ a lonely house

Example Bank:
•Nine out of ten lone parents are women.