A sequestered place is quiet and far away from people — a cottage at the end of a lane, a valley with no shops, a room nobody walks past. The feeling is not only “quiet” but “set apart,” as if the place has been taken out of ordinary life.

A sequestered place一個sequestered（僻靜）的地方 is quiet and far away from people安靜又遠離人群 — a cottage at the end of a lane像巷子盡頭的一間小屋, a valley with no shops一個沒有店家的山谷, a room nobody walks past一個沒人會經過的房間。 The feeling is not only "quiet" but "set apart,"這種感覺不只是「安靜」，而是「被隔開來」 as if the place has been taken out of ordinary life好像這個地方被抽離了日常生活。

Writers like the word because it sounds peaceful and a little hidden. Friends would more often say quiet, hidden, or out of the way; sequestered is a grown-up, bookish word.

Writers like the word作家喜歡用這個字 because it sounds peaceful and a little hidden因為它聽起來既平靜又有點隱密。 Friends would more often say quiet, hidden, or out of the way朋友之間比較常說quiet（安靜的）、hidden（隱密的），或out of the way（偏僻的）; sequestered is a grown-up, bookish wordsequestered是一個給大人用、書面味較重的字。

In law you may also hear that a jury has been sequestered, meaning they are kept away from other people during a trial. That is the same “set apart” idea, but the sense here is the place: remote, still, and not in the middle of things.

In law在法律用語裡, you may also hear that a jury has been sequestered你也可能聽到陪審團被sequester（隔離）, meaning they are kept away from other people during a trial意思是他們在審判期間被隔離、不接觸其他人。 That is the same "set apart" idea這也是同一個「被隔開來」的概念, but不過 the sense here is the place這個詞條講的是地方那個意思: remote, still, and not in the middle of things偏遠、寧靜，不在事情的中心。

It is not about taking someone’s house for unpaid bills — that is a different, sharper law word, sequestrate.

It is not about taking someone's house for unpaid bills它講的不是因為欠錢不還而被沒收房子那件事 — that is a different, sharper law word那是另一個更尖銳的法律用字, sequestrate叫做sequestrate。