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.
双语例句
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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5. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.