| 释义 |
distantly
dis·tant D0291800 (dĭs′tənt)adj.1. a. Separate or apart in space.b. Far removed; remote: distant lands.2. Coming from or going to a distance: a distant sound; a distant telephone call.3. Far removed or apart in time: the distant past; distant events.4. Far apart in relationship: a distant cousin.5. Minimally similar: a distant likeness.6. Far removed mentally: distant thoughts.7. Aloof or chilly: a distant smile.
[Middle English distaunt, from Old French, from Latin distāns, distant-, present participle of distāre, to be remote : dis-, apart; see dis- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
dis′tant·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | distantly - from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness" |
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