"distant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 遙遠的
• 冷淡的

Definition

指在空間或時間上很遠。也可以形容一個人在感情上疏遠、冷淡，顯得不太友善或不太投入。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞既可表示真實距離，也可表示情感距離，如 'a distant village'、'the distant past'、'a distant relationship'。形容人時，'distant' 常指情感上疏離；'far' 更常表示物理上的遠。它還可表示親緣關係不近，如 'a distant cousin'。

Examples

The school is distant from my house.

學校離我家很**遠**。

She looked distant during dinner.

喫晚飯時，她看起來很**冷淡**。

That happened in the distant past.

那發生在**遙遠的**過去。

Ever since he changed jobs, he's been a little distant.

自從他換了工作以後，他就一直有點**疏遠**。

We're only distant relatives, but she still invites me every year.

我們只是**遠房**親戚，但她每年還是會邀請我。

At first he seemed distant, but he's actually really kind once you know him.

一開始他看起來很**冷淡**，但你瞭解他之後就會發現他其實很友善。