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distantly

🇬🇧 UK/'distəntli/🇺🇸 US
B1

Definitions

adv.

From or at a distance; in a reserved or unfriendly manner.

远远地;疏远地;冷淡地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
diststand, set, place
+
antperforming, being in a state
+
lyin the manner of
=distantly

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He nodded distantly, as if lost in thought.

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