| 单词 | remote |
| 释义 | remote adj. (remoter, remotest) 1. far away in place or time. 2. out of the way; situated away from the main centres of population, society, etc. 3. distantly related (a remote ancestor). 4. slight, faint ( esp. in not the remotest chance, idea , etc.). 5. (of a person) aloof; not friendly. 6. (foll. by from) widely different; separate by nature (ideas remote from the subject). Phrases and idioms remote control control of a machine or apparatus from a distance by means of signals transmitted from a radio or electronic device. remote-controlled (of a machine etc.) controlled at a distance. Derivatives remotely adv. remoteness n. Etymology: ME f. L remotus (as REMOVE) |
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