distant
gb/dˈɪstənt/ us/dˈɪstənt/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 2800
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
A2
relation
1
Far away in space or time
Far away from you, or happening a long time ago or in the future.
الگوی کاربرد:
[something] is distant from [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'distant' with 'different', but 'distant' refers to space or time, not difference in kind.
هممعنیها
faraway (More informal and often sounds more poetic or descriptive.)
متضادها
near (Describes something close in distance or time, the opposite of 'distant'.)
ترکیبهای رایج
distant past
|distant future
|distant place
|distant memory
|distant relative
موضوعها
location
|time
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The mountains looked distant on the horizon.
- We often think about the distant future when making plans.
- She has a distant cousin living in Australia.
- That event happened in the distant past.
- From the shore, the ship appeared distant and small.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The school is distant from my home.
- He lives in a distant city.
- We talked about the distant future.
- I remember my distant childhood.
- The island is distant from the coast.
adjective
B1
property
2
Not friendly; emotionally remote
Not friendly or warm; seeming to be apart from others.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is distant toward/from [someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think 'distant' here means physically far away, but it can also mean emotionally far away even if physically close.
هممعنیها
aloof (Often implies deliberate emotional distance or superiority.)
متضادها
warm (Shows friendliness and emotional closeness, opposite of 'distant' in this sense.)
ترکیبهای رایج
seem distant
|remain distant
|emotionally distant
|become distant
موضوعها
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- Since the argument, he has been distant toward me.
- Her distant manner made it hard to get to know her.
- They grew more distant after moving to different cities.
- He remained distant during the conversation, barely making eye contact.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My friend is distant today.
- She is distant to new people.
- After the fight, he became distant.
- He is nice, but a little distant.
- They are distant from each other now.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
distant
IPA
GB/dˈɪstənt/
US/dˈɪstənt/
هجاها و تکیه
dis - tant (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (dis)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: distant
خانوادهٔ واژه
Core family
distance
noun A2
distantly
adverb
عبارتها
distant future
1/dˈɪstənt fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Time far ahead in future
A time that is many years ahead from now.
نمونهها
- We may have colonies on Mars in the distant future.
- In the distant future, technology might solve this problem.
distant memory
1/dˈɪstənt mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase
Memory from long ago
Something you remember from a long time ago.
نمونهها
- My childhood summers are now just a distant memory.
- The war is a distant memory for most people in this country.
distant past
1/dˈɪstənt pˈæst/
fixed phrase
Time far back in history
A time that happened many years ago.
نمونهها
- These ruins are from the distant past.
- In the distant past, people traveled only on foot.
distant relative
1/dˈɪstənt ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
Family member not closely related
A person in your family, but not closely related to you.
نمونهها
- I met a distant relative at the reunion who I had never seen before.
- She met a distant relative at the wedding who she had never seen before.
- He's some kind of distant relative on my father's side.
- He's a distant relative of mine — our great-grandparents were siblings.