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
以疏远的方式;超然地。;远;远隔;久远
from or at a distance
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。
用法提示:distantly 置于句首作状语,表示声音来自远处。
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。
用法提示:distantly 修饰形容词 related,表示亲戚关系较远。
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。
用法提示:distantly 放在宾语后修饰 see,表示在远处隐约可见。
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。
最常用,直接表达空间距离;可替换 distantly 表示“在远处”。
还可表示“略微、丝毫”,需结合语境;在“关系疏远”等隐喻义上与 distantly 更接近。
文学或正式用语,多用于诗歌或书面语;口语中不常用,替换 distantly 时显正式或古雅。
强调起点,指“从远处(看、来)”;与 distantly 的“从远处”义互换时语境清晰。
强调位置,指“在远处”或“隔着一定距离”;比 distantly 更具体,常用于描述位置关系。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is distant related to me.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He spoke to me distant.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I live distantly from my office.
正确表达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。
针对“distantly”表示“在远处/远隔”的副词义,最常见的反义词是 closely(紧密地/近距离地),如 distantly related ↔ closely related。注意 closely 还有“仔细地”的义项,因此在描写观察或注视时,两者并非直接对立。
distant 是形容词,修饰名词;distantly 是副词,修饰动词、形容词或整个句子。表示“在远处”时用 distantly,表示“远处的”时用 distant。
distinctly 与 distantly 拼写和发音相近,但 distinctly 强调“清晰地、明确地”,distantly 强调“在远处、疏远地”。
distance 是名词,常与 at/in 搭配构成介词短语;distantly 是副词,直接修饰动词。
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。
distant + -ly;前缀 dis-(分开)+ 词根 sta-(站立,源自拉丁语 stare)+ 后缀 -ant;同根词:distance, equidistant
常与 distant 搭配,表示视觉上遥不可及的地方,呼应 distantly 的‘远处’含义。
远方的声音往往成为隐约的回声,体现 distantly 所含的‘隐约、模糊’印象。
常说 distantly related,指血缘关系较远,体现‘疏远、远亲’的概念。
a distant memory 指久远的记忆,配合 distantly 表达时间上的遥远。
“distantly polite”或远距离打招呼时常用 nod,表现冷淡而保持距离的态度。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.