如果想用英语形容某人是“单身”，我们该用哪个单词？看看下面的小对话，你就知道英语中地道的用法是如何形容“单身”的了。 　

Mary: How would you describe Lesley?　　

Lily: Well, she's in her thirties, she smokes and drinks too much and she's single.　　

Mary: Yep, she's single. And the word she uses to describe herself is a singleton.　

Lily: Singleton.　　

Mary: That's right, singleton.　　

Lily: So, does it just mean a person who is single?　

Mary: It does. A singleton is a person who doesn't have a boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife.　

因此，a singleton 就是一个既没有伴侣也没有配偶的单身。该单词是个俚语，属于非正式用语，不过使用这个词描述某人并无半点不礼貌之意。