far

Compared meaning: far away in distance (adjective).

比较义项：距离远（adj.）。

• distant

  More formal than far; often describes something perceived visually or audibly from a long way off (distant mountains, distant thunder) or a loose relationship (a distant relative), rather than everyday physical distance.

  比 far 更正式；常用来描述从远处能看到或听到的事物（distant mountains远山、distant thunder远雷），也可形容关系疏远的亲戚（a distant relative远房亲戚），而不是日常口语中泛指的“远”。

  She could hear distant thunder rolling across the hills.

  她能听到远处的雷声在群山间滚动。

• far 本词

  The plain, everyday word for distance; used in questions and negatives (how far, not far) and as an adverb (far away), but sounds odd placed directly before a noun without 'away'.

  是表示“远”最普通、最口语化的词；常用于疑问句和否定句（how far多远、not far不远），也常作副词使用（far away在远处），但直接放在名词前（不加away）时听起来比较别扭。

  How far is the train station from your house?

  从你家到火车站有多远？

• further

  The comparative form of far, meaning 'more distant than a point already mentioned'; used to add extra distance to an existing reference, not as a plain positive-degree adjective.

  是 far 的比较级，意思是“比已提到的某个位置更远”；用于在已有参照点的基础上表示“再远一些”，而不是像普通形容词那样直接描述“远”。

  We drove further along the coast until we found a quiet beach.

  我们沿着海岸又开得更远，直到找到一片安静的海滩。

• remote

  Emphasizes isolation and difficulty of access (a remote village), or emotional distance between people (a remote manner), stronger than simple physical distance.

  强调偏僻、难以到达（a remote village偏远的村庄），也可形容人与人之间情感上的疏远（a remote manner冷淡疏远的态度），语气比单纯的“距离远”更强烈。

  They live in a remote village with no internet connection.

  他们住在一个没有网络连接的偏远村庄里。

Distant, far, further and remote all mean far away, but differ. Far is plain and everyday. Distant is more formal, for things seen from afar. Further means more distant than a stated point. Remote stresses isolation. Far as 'much' and remote as 'controlled' are excluded.

这几个词都能表示“距离远”，但语气、正式程度和语法用法不同：far 最口语化，常用于疑问句和否定句；distant 更正式，常用来描述能被看到或听到的远处事物；further 是 far 的比较级，表示“比某参照点更远”；remote 强调偏僻难到达，也可形容人情感上疏远，语气最强烈。这里不比较 far 作程度副词表示“……得多”（far better更好得多）的用法，也不比较 remote 作“遥控的”（remote control遥控器）的用法。