基本释义
distant /ˈdɪstənt/ 形容词
- 遥远的;远处的(指空间或时间)
- 疏远的;冷淡的(指人际关系)
- (亲属关系)远房的
常见翻译
- 遥远的(如:a distant star — 一颗遥远的星星)
- 久远的(如:in the distant past — 在遥远的过去)
- 冷淡的(如:He gave her a distant look. — 他冷冷地看了她一眼。)
- 远亲(如:a distant cousin — 远房表亲)
例句参考
- The mountains looked beautiful in the
distanthorizon. - She has become
distantsince the argument. - My
distantrelatives live in another province.
词源小知识
“Distant” 源自拉丁语 distans,意为“站得远”,由 dis-(分开)和 stare(站立)组成。