self-isolation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.aɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌself.aɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/
（个人、机构、国家等）自我封闭
(of a person, an organization, a country, etc.) the practice of intentionally keeping yourself separate from other people, organizations, etc.
Self-isolation appears to be more frequent in people with histories of avoiding attachment.
Japan was opened to foreign ideas and culture after 200 years of self-isolation. 日本在经过200年的自我封闭后，向外国思想和文化开放。
自我隔离
the practice of not leaving your house and of staying away from other people when you have, or may have, an infectious disease, so that you do not infect anyone else
Self-isolation is about protecting others and slowing down the spread of infectious diseases. 自我隔离是为了保护他人，延缓传染病的传播。
The Government is advising self-isolation for anyone who has travelled back from an area where the coronavirus is known to be present.
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- The government is pursuing a destructive path of self-isolation.
- They failed because of their own arrogance, self-isolation and aggressive freezing out of those who thought differently.
- If you are asked to go into self-isolation, you will be required to stay at home for 14 days.
- The Government is deploying a "self-isolation" strategy to tackle the disease.