Word · Frequency #20018
distantly
遥远地；在远处
from or at a distance
- 1.
At a distance.
在远处。
- 2.
In a distant manner; with detachment.
以疏远的方式；超然地。
在远处。；以疏远的方式；超然地。；远；远隔；久远
In use
Distantly, a dog barked, and then the night was quiet again.
The two families are distantly related through a common ancestor.
From the mountain cabin, we could see the city lights distantly.
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。
distantly remember doing sth
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。
smile distantly at sth
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。
Common mistakes
He is distant related to me.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。
He spoke to me distant.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。
I live distantly from my office.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。
Connections
Collocations
- distantly related
- 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。
- distantly aware
- 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。
- distantly reminiscent
- 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。
- distantly spaced
- 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。
- distantly familiar
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.