distance
翻译
距离, 间距, 远处
例句
What is the distance to the station?
到车站的距离是多远?
There was a distance in her manner.
她的态度很疏远。
I saw a ship in the distance.
我看到远处有一艘船。
语法模式
the ((distance)) ((between A and B)) A和B之间的距离 What is the distance to the station?
in the ((distance)) 在远处 I saw a ship in the distance.
近义词
Synonyms: gap (间隙), space (空间), remoteness (遥远); Antonyms: closeness (接近), proximity (邻近)
词源
源自拉丁语 `distantia`,意为“分开站立”,由 `dis-`(分开)+ `stare`(站立)构成。
记忆技巧
想象两个人采取一种“stance”(姿态),彼此“di-”(分开),这就形成了距离。