not-so-distant
UKUS
Definitions
adj.
Not very far away in space or time.
不太遥远的；不远的。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishnotroot
+
soroot
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distantroot
=not-so-distant
not + so + distant = 'not that far,' a close variant of not-too-distant.
Common Collocations
- 1.not-so-distant future不太遥远的未来
- 2.not-so-distant past不太遥远的过去
Example Sentences
- 1.
These tensions trace back to a not-so-distant past.