distant

/'distənt/

Thân thiện

The distant mountains were a deep blue against the sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Far away in space: Existing or happening at a significant physical distance.
   • Far away in time: Occurring in the remote past or future.
   • Emotionally reserved or aloof: Not friendly or intimate; showing a lack of warmth.
   • Slightly similar or related: Having only a slight connection, resemblance, or kinship.

Examples of Usage

• Far away in space:
  • We could see the distant mountains on the horizon.
  • The sound of distant thunder warned of the approaching storm.
• Far away in time:
  • Memories of that distant summer are still vivid.
  • Scientists speculate about conditions in the distant future.
• Emotionally reserved:
  • He was polite but distant during the meeting.
  • Her distant manner made it hard to get to know her.
• Slightly similar/related:
  • She bears a distant resemblance to her famous aunt.
  • He is a distant cousin, so we rarely see each other.

Advanced Usage

• "to be distant from": To be far removed from something in terms of relevance, connection, or character.
  • His philosophical ideas are distant from practical everyday concerns.
• "in the not too distant future": A phrase indicating something will happen relatively soon.
  • The company plans to expand into new markets in the not too distant future.

Variants and Related Words

• Distance (n): The amount of space between two things.
  • The distance from my home to work is 20 kilometers.
• Distantly (adv): In a distant manner.
  • She smiled distantly and turned away.

Synonyms

• Faraway: Situated at a great distance.
• Remote: Far away in place or time; also can mean slight (e.g., a remote chance).
• Aloof: Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
• Reserved: Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

Related Phrases

• Distant memory: A memory from long ago that is no longer clear.
  • My school days are now a distant memory.
• Distant relative: A person related by blood but not closely.
  • I received an invitation from a distant relative I've never met.

Idioms

• Keep one's distance: To maintain a physical or emotional separation.
  • After the argument, he decided to keep his distance from his colleague.
• From a distance: From a point far away; without being closely involved.
  • The problem seems simpler when viewed from a distance.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. located far away spatially
   • distant lands
   • remote stars
2. separate or apart in time
   • distant events
   • the remote past or future
3. remote in manner
   • stood apart with aloof dignity
   • a distant smile
   • he was upstage with strangers
4. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
   • a distant cousin
   • a remote relative
   • a distant likeness
   • considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
5. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
   • distant villages
   • the sound of distant traffic
   • a distant sound
   • a distant telephone call

Từ đồng nghĩa

• remote
• removed
• aloof
• upstage