| 单词 | distant |
| 释义 | distant —distantly, adv. —distantness, n. /dis"teuhnt/, adj. 1. far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often fol. by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here. 2. apart or far off in time: distant centuries past. 3. remote or far apart in any respect: a distant relative. 4. reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial: a distant greeting. 5. arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc.: I have here a distant letter from Japan. [1350-1400; ME dista(u)nt ( < AF) < L distant- (s. of distans, prp. of distare to stand apart), equiv. to di- DI-2 + sta- STAND + -nt- prp. suffix] Syn. 4. cool, withdrawn. |
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