(remoter, remotest)
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- (of a place) far away; distant（地点）远的, 遥远的：
I'd chosen a spot that looked as remote from any road as possible.
我选了一个看上去离所有公路最远的地点。
1.1
- (of a place) situated far from the main centres of population in a country（地点）边远的, 偏僻的：
a remote Welsh valley.
偏僻的威尔士山谷。
1.2
- (of an electronic device) operating or operated by means of radio or infrared signals（电子设备）遥控的。
1.3
- distant in time年代久远的：
a golden age in the remote past.
遥远过去的黄金时代。
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- distantly related远亲关系的：
a remote cousin.
远房表亲。
1.5
- having very little connection with or relationship to没多大联系的,关系不密切的：
the theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience.
这个理论似乎太玄, 和日常经验联系不大。
1.6
- (of a person) aloof and unfriendly in manner（人）孤高的, 冷淡的, 不友善的：
this morning Maud again seemed remote and patronizing.
今天早晨莫德脸上又露出一副孤高冷漠屈尊俯就的表情。
1.7
- Computing denoting a device which can only be accessed by means of a network【计算机】远程的。比较LOCAL.
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- (of a chance or possibility) unlikely to occur（机会, 可能性）渺茫的：
chances of a genuine and lasting peace become even more remote.
获得真正持久和平的可能性变得更渺茫了。
- a remote control device遥控装置, 遥控器。
派生词
remoteness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'far apart'）： from Latin remotus 'removed', past participle of removere （see REMOVE）.