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单词 remotely
释义

remotely

adverb

re·​mote·​ly ri-ˈmōt-lē How to pronounce remotely (audio)
1
: to a remote extent
I could not guess even remotely what time it was. P. G. Wodehouse
I am grieved beyond measure that I should be, however remotely, a cause of this horror coming on you. Bram Stoker
2
: in a remote location
… had planned, for the afternoon, a visit to a remotely situated acquaintance whom the introduction of the motor had transformed into a neighbour. Edith Wharton
The remotely located house of worship survives unaltered from its original state … Virginia Department of Historic Resources
3
: without direct contact or control : from a distance
One wrong touch on the steering knobs (the machines are guided remotely from a control console on the surface) and the tunneler can start "porpoising": oscillating back and forth across the axis instead of running straight down it. Fred Hapgood
As a surgeon's remotely operated hands, they could assist in delicate eye or brain surgery; they could even cut your lawn—blade by blade. Michael Bowker

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2

remotely

adverb

as in somehow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • somehow
  • ever
  • at all
  • anywise
  • half
  • someway
  • someways
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