单词 | distant |
释义 | distant['distənt]a. 远的, 疏远的【经】 远期的相关词组:be distant towards sb distant dis.tant AHD: [d¹s“t…nt] D.J. [6d!st*nt]K.K. [6d!st*nt]adj.Abbr. dist.,dis.(形容词)缩写 dist.,dis.1. Separate or apart in space.远离的:在空间上分离或分开的2. Far removed; remote:远离的;远方的:distant lands.遥远的国度3. 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4. 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5. Far apart in relationship:关系很远的,远房的:a distant cousin.远房堂兄弟6. Minimally similar:略同的:相似程度很小的:a distant likeness.长相略同7. Far removed mentally:精神有差距的:distant thoughts.思想有差距的8. Aloof or chilly:冷漠的,冷淡的:a distant smile.冷淡的微笑语源:1. Middle English distaunt 中古英语 distaunt 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Latin dist³ns distant- [present participle of] dist³re [to be remote] 源自 拉丁语 dist³ns distant- [] dist³re的现在分词 [遥远的,远处的,远离的] 4. dis- [apart] * see dis- dis- [分开,分离] *参见 dis-5. st³re [to stand] * see st³- st³re [站立,直立,起立] *参见 st³- 继承用法:dis“tantly adv.(副词)参考词汇:1. distant,far,far-off,faraway,remote,removed2. 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。3. Distant can indicate a specific separation ( Distant 可指具体的间隔( heard the sound of distant traffic). 听到远处汽车发出的声音)。 4. Far applies to what is a great distance off: Far 用来指长距离的远离: “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)。5. Far-off andfaraway imply an even greater distance than far: Far-off 和faraway 表示比 far更大的距离: faraway mountains and lakes.远处的群山和湖泊。6. 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: the remote past.久远的过去。7. 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 hideaway far removed from towns and cities. 远离城镇的僻静地方 |
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