remote
英[r?'m??t]
美[r?'mot]
- adj. 遙遠的；偏僻的；疏遠的
- n. 遠程
詞態變化
比較級:?remoter;最高級:?remotest;名詞:?remoteness;
中文詞源
remote 遙遠的，遠程的
re-,向后，往回，-mot,移動，詞源同 motion,remove.比喻用法。
英文詞源
- remote (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.
雙語例句
- 1. Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote.
- 從統計數據來看，我們成為暴力犯罪受害者的可能性微乎其微。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut.
- 尼科爾斯動身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻農舍了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He reached for the remote control and pressed the "play" button.
- 他伸手拿過遙控器，按下“播放”鍵。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.
- 她相貌如此美麗，同時又如此清高不群。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.
- 它可以把從地圖或遙感設備中得到的數據轉化成為圖像。
來自柯林斯例句