distant
/ˈdɪstənt/adjective
1
- far away in space or time遥远的; 久远的：
distant parts of the world
世界上遥远的地方
I remember that distant afternoon.
我记得很久之前的那个下午。
1.1
- predic.(after a measurement) at a specified distance在特定距离之外的：
the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth
这颗行星远离地球三万光年
the town lay half a mile distant.
该镇位于半英里外。
1.2
- (of a sound) faint or vague because far away（声音）远处传来的; 隐约的：
the distant bark of some farm dog.
远处传来的农家犬吠声。
1.3
- figurative remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship〈喻〉相似程度不大的; （关系）疏远的：
a distant acquaintance.
一位认识但不太熟的人。
1.4
- attrib.(of a person) not closely related远亲的：
a distant cousin of the King.
国王的远房表亲。
2
- (of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved（人）不亲密的; 冷淡的; 矜持的：
his children found him strangely distant
他的孩子发现他很奇怪地变得冷淡了
she and my father were distant with each other.
她和我父亲关系冷淡。
2.1
- remote; abstracted恍惚的; 心不在焉的：
a distant look in his eyes.
他迷离的眼神。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin distant- 'standing apart'， from the verb distare, from dis- 'apart'+stare 'stand'.