distant和remote有什么区别?有些人说distant指一般的在远处,可以看到但不一定看得清.而remote指距离遥远,看不见的,比如说某一个地方偏远.但也有例句是manydistantstarsareinvisibletothenakedeye.

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distant 和 remote有什么区别?
有些人说distant 指一般的在远处,可以看到但不一定看得清.而remote 指距离遥远,看不见的,比如说某一个地方偏远.但也有例句是many distant stars are invisible to the naked eye .请问distant和remote到底有什么区别?

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remote和distant通常可用来表示两大意义,两者在意义和用法上没有太大的区别.
（1）表示“远”,这种“远”既可以是空间、时间的远,也可以是人或事件之间关系的远.如：
He lives in a house remote from any town.
I’d like to travel to distant lands.
It happened in the remote past.
This is no longer a distant dream.
She is a distant cousin of mine.
Your comments are rather remote from the subject we are discussing.
（2）表示人或态度“冷淡”、“漠不关心”.如：
He seemed remote, uninterested in the conversation.
Her manner was polite but remote.
She was so distant with/towards me that I thought she was angry.