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单词 distant
释义 dis·tant
\ˈdistənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, from dis- apart + stare to stand — more at dis-, stand
1.
 a. : separated away in space : situated at some distance
  < set up a pole a mile distant from the beginning mark >
  < the ridge of hills some miles distantAmerican Guide Series: Michigan >
  < traveling to a more distant place >
 also : at a great distance : far-off
  < the ship was headed for distant countries >
  < would like to escape to some distant spot >
 b. : separated by intervals of greater or less regularity
  < when he smiled he showed a row of distant teeth >
  < a grove of distant trees >
 also : being far apart : separated by a great distance from each other
  < communication was difficult between such distant places >
 c. : separated in a relationship other than spatial (as that of time, blood, or character)
  < heartbeats that were distant and very feeble >
  < in those distant years when scholars will be able to write the history of the Far East with access to all the sources — Robert Payne >
  < a distant relative >
  < willful blindness to distant consequences — A.L.Guérard >
2. : different in kind
 < a play far distant from the one he first wrote >
 < pieces by far distant composers >
3. : reserved or aloof in personal relationship : not cordial : somewhat haughty : cold
 < treated all people with a distant politeness >
 < a distant manner >
4. : coming from or going to a distance
 < distant voyages >
also : concerned with or directed toward things at a distance
 < distant thoughts >
 < a distant look in the eye >
dis·tant·ly adverb
dis·tant·ness noun -es
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