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remote

英 [rɪ'məʊt] 美 [rɪ'mot]

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解释

adj. 遥远的；偏僻的；疏远的
n. 远程

※ 提供单词"remote"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

remote 遥远的，远程的

re-,向后，往回，-mot,移动，词源同 motion,remove.比喻用法。

英文词源

remote (adj.): mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.

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例句和用法

1. Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote.: 从统计数据来看，我们成为暴力犯罪受害者的可能性微乎其微。

2. Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut.: 尼科尔斯动身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻农舍了。

3. He reached for the remote control and pressed the "play" button.: 他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。

4. She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.: 她相貌如此美丽，同时又如此清高不群。

5. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.: 它可以把从地图或遥感设备中得到的数据转化成为图像。