far, remote和distant
2008-10-30 08:11阅读：
far,
remote和distant
far作形容词时，通常只表示空间上的“远”。如：
He lives on the far side of the
hill.
How far is it from your office
to the bank?
当其作副词时，则还可以表示时间上的“远”。如：
He sees far into the
past.
Her departure was not far
off.
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.
