alone
alone(独处,客观状态,中性:live alone = 独居,不含感情好坏)
lonely
lonely(孤独的,主观情感,含负面感受:feel lonely = 感到孤独,渴望陪伴)
She chose to work alone rather than in a team, finding solitude more conducive to creativity.
她选择独自工作而非团队合作,认为独处更有助于创意的发挥。
Despite being surrounded by classmates, he often felt lonely because he struggled to form meaningful connections.
尽管身处同学之中,他常常感到孤独,因为他难以建立有意义的联系。