1. 兩者都可表示“遠”,但 long 屬常用詞,而 distant 則通常用於表示相當遠的距離。如: How long did you drive today? 今天你開車開了多遠? She lives in a distant town. 她住在一個遙遠的城鎮裡。 The moon is distant from the earth. 月亮離地球很遠。 表示一般的遠距離,通常不用 distant。如: 一般不說:My house is distant from the school. 最好說成:My house is a long way from the school. 2. 與數字連用時,distant 不管遠近都可以用;而 long 則根本不與數字連用。如: 車站離我家 5 英里。 誤:The station is five miles long from my home. 正:The station is five miles distant from my home. 正:The station is five miles away from my home
1. 兩者都可表示“遠”,但 long 屬常用詞,而 distant 則通常用於表示相當遠的距離。如: How long did you drive today? 今天你開車開了多遠? She lives in a distant town. 她住在一個遙遠的城鎮裡。 The moon is distant from the earth. 月亮離地球很遠。 表示一般的遠距離,通常不用 distant。如: 一般不說:My house is distant from the school. 最好說成:My house is a long way from the school. 2. 與數字連用時,distant 不管遠近都可以用;而 long 則根本不與數字連用。如: 車站離我家 5 英里。 誤:The station is five miles long from my home. 正:The station is five miles distant from my home. 正:The station is five miles away from my home