单词 | remoteness |
释义 | remoteremote1 /rɪˈmoʊt/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1FAR AWAY far away in space or time SYN distant: remote parts of the solar system That part of my life seems very remote now.2NOT NEAR TOWNS far from towns or where people are: a remote mountain village3NOT LIKELY very unlikely: The risk of infection is remote.a remote chance/possibility There’s a remote chance that he’s still alive.4VERY DIFFERENT very different from something else, or not closely related to it: remote from The book’s description of the war seemed very remote from his own experience.5UNFRIENDLY unfriendly, and not interested in people: a remote cold man6FROM A DISTANCE [only before noun] a)controlled by a piece of equipment that is not directly connected: remote cameras b)not happening with people in the same place, but involving communication by telephone or computer: remote education7not the remotest something not the least or smallest amount of something SYN not the slightest something: She doesn’t have the remotest interest in boys.[Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of removere, from movere to move]—remoteness noun [uncountable] |
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