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dis·tant AHD[dĭsʹtənt] D.J.[ˈdɪstənt]K.K.[ˈdɪstənt]adj.(形容词)abbr. dist., dis.【缩写】- Separate or apart in space.远离的:在空间上分离或分开的
- Far removed; remote:远离的;远方的:distant lands.遥远的国度
- Coming from or going to a distance:从远处来的,往远处去的:a distant sound; a distant telephone call.远处传来的声音;长途电话
- Far removed or apart in time:遥远的:(时间)远隔的,久远的:the distant past; distant events.久远的过去;久远的往事
- Far apart in relationship:关系很远的,远房的:a distant cousin.远房堂兄弟
- Minimally similar:略同的:相似程度很小的:a distant likeness.长相略同
- Far removed mentally:精神有差距的:distant thoughts.思想有差距的
- Aloof or chilly:冷漠的,冷淡的:a distant smile.冷淡的微笑
- Middle English distaunt 中古英语 distaunt
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin distāns distant- [present participle of] distāre [to be remote] 源自 拉丁语 distāns distant- distāre的现在分词 [遥远的,远处的,远离的]
- dis- [apart] * see dis- dis- [分开,分离] * 参见 dis-
- stāre [to stand] * see stā- stāre [站立,直立,起立] * 参见 stā-
disʹtantly adv.(副词)distant, far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed- These adjectives mean apart from others in space, time, or relationship.这些形容词都表示在时间、空间或关系上的远离、远隔或分开。
- Distant can indicate a specific separation ( Distant 可指具体的间隔( a house a mile distant from town), or it can indicate an indefinite but sizable interval ( 距市镇一英里的房屋), 或用来指不确定的但相当大的距离( heard the sound of distant traffic). 听到远处汽车发出的声音)。
- Far applies to what is a great distance off: Far 用来指长距离的远离: "We be come from a far country" (Joshua 9:6). “我们来自一个遥远的国度” (约书亚9∶6)。 "He seems so near, and yet so far" (Tennyson).“他看上去是这么近,却又是那么远” (丁尼生)。
- Far-off andfaraway imply an even greater distance than far: Far-off 和faraway 表示比 far更大的距离: troops landing on far-off shores;上了远处海岸的部队;faraway mountains and lakes.远处的群山和湖泊。
- Remote not only means faraway but suggests isolation from the speaker's locality or point in time: Remote 不仅指远而且表示同时远离说话者所在的地点: remote stars;遥远的星星; a remote outpost of civilization;遥远的文明界线;the remote past.久远的过去。
- Removed implies distinct separation between two entities in place, time, kind, or character: Removed 表示两个实体在地点、时间、类别或特征上明显的分隔或远离: a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times;距现代10世纪之遥的文明;a hideaway far removed from towns and cities. 远离城镇的僻静地方
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