• adj. 遙遠(yuǎn)的；偏僻的；疏遠(yuǎn)的
• n. 遠(yuǎn)程

re-,向后，往回，-mot,移動(dòng)，詞源同 motion,remove.比喻用法。

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.

1. Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote.

從統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)看，我們成為暴力犯罪受害者的可能性微乎其微。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut.

尼科爾斯動(dòng)身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻農(nóng)舍了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. He reached for the remote control and pressed the "play" button.

他伸手拿過(guò)遙控器，按下“播放”鍵。

來(lái)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(shí)又如此清高不群。

來(lái)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(shè)備中得到的數(shù)據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)化成為圖像。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句