distant

英 ['d?st(?)nt] 美['d?st?nt]
  • adj. 遙遠(yuǎn)的;冷漠的;遠(yuǎn)隔的;不友好的,冷淡的

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詞態(tài)變化


副詞:?distantly;

中文詞源


distant 遠(yuǎn)距離的

來自distance, 距離。

英文詞源


distant (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French distant (14c.), from Latin distantem (nominative distans), present participle of distare "to stand apart, be remote" (see distance (n.)). Related: Distantly.

雙語例句


1. From somewhere distant he heard the clatter of a typewriter.
他聽見從遠(yuǎn)處什么地方傳來打字機(jī)的嗒嗒聲。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I found her a rather austere, distant, somewhat cold person.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)她相當(dāng)嚴(yán)厲,拒人于千里之外,近乎冷漠。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.
遠(yuǎn)處隆隆的雷聲聽著愈發(fā)驚心,要變天了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Nine months later, those talks appear as distant as ever.
9個(gè)月以后,那些會(huì)談似乎仍然遙遙無期。

來自柯林斯例句

5. On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant.
初次相見時(shí)她表現(xiàn)冷淡并有點(diǎn)愛搭不理。

來自柯林斯例句