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be distantly related to sb/sth
用于表示血缘或家族关系上相隔很远。
She is distantly related to the famous poet.
她与那位著名诗人是远亲。
遥远地；在远处
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遥远地；在远处
from or at a distance
She is distantly related to the famous poet.
她与那位著名诗人是远亲。
在远处。
At a distance.
以疏远的方式；超然地。
In a distant manner; with detachment.
Distantly, a dog barked, and then the night was quiet again.
远处传来一声狗叫，然后夜晚又恢复了寂静。
The two families are distantly related through a common ancestor.
这两个家族通过一位共同祖先而成为远亲。
From the mountain cabin, we could see the city lights distantly.
从山间小屋，我们可以隐约看到城市的灯光。
用于表示血缘或家族关系上相隔很远。
She is distantly related to the famous poet.
她与那位著名诗人是远亲。
表示记忆模糊，只有隐约的印象。
I distantly remember visiting that town as a child.
我隐约记得小时候去过那个小镇。
表示神情恍惚、心不在焉，或有意与人保持距离。
He smiled distantly at the memory.
他想起往事，淡淡地笑了一下。
Not this
He is distant related to me.
Use this
He is distantly related to me.
修饰形容词或过去分词 related 时需要用副词，distantly related 表示“有远亲关系”；distant 是形容词，不能修饰另一个形容词或分词。
Not this
He spoke to me distant.
Use this
He spoke to me distantly.
spoke 是动词，需要用副词 distantly 来修饰，表示“冷漠地、疏远地”；distant 是形容词，只能修饰名词。
Not this
I live distantly from my office.
Use this
I live far from my office.
表示实际距离的“远”时应用 far (from)；distantly 是方式或关系副词，不用于说明住处与某地的距离。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
远亲的；关系疏远的
Though they share the same surname, they are only distantly related.
虽然他们同姓，但他们只是远亲。
隐约意识到；模糊感觉到
I was distantly aware of a strange noise coming from the basement.
我隐约意识到地下室传来奇怪的声音。
隐约使人想起；略微相似的
The painting is distantly reminiscent of a Monet landscape.
这幅画隐约让人想起莫奈的一幅风景画。
疏落地分布；间隔很远的
The streetlights were distantly spaced along the quiet country road.
路灯稀疏地分布在这条宁静的乡村道路两旁。
隐约觉得熟悉的；似曾相识的
Her face looked distantly familiar, though I couldn't recall her name.
她看起来很面熟，虽然我想不起她的名字了。
与……是远亲；与……关系不大
The two languages are only distantly related to each other.
这两种语言彼此只是远亲关系。
隐约令人想起……
Her voice was distantly reminiscent of a singer I once liked.
她的声音隐约让我想起一位我曾喜欢的歌手。
看着面熟，隐约认得
The street looked distantly familiar, but I could not remember its name.
这条街看着面熟，但我想不起它的名字。
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把 distant（遥远的）加上副词尾 ly，就是“遥远地”；也可指态度“疏远、冷淡”，想象一个人离你很远，关系也疏远。
语域：neutral 常见场景：空间位置描述、景物描写 该词多用于书面或较为正式的表达，表示“在远处”或“遥远地”，日常口语中较少单独使用。
没有与 distantly 严格押韵的词。最接近的是 instantly（重音和元音相同，但辅音簇不同，不押韵）；constantly 的重读元音为 /ɑː/，recently、silently 的重读元音分别为 /iː/、/aɪ/，都与 /ɪ/ 不同。distant 是形容词，开头相同，但以 /t/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 -stantly、-ntly 不一定同音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.