remote

Compared meaning: far away in space or time (adjective).

比较义项：空间（或时间）上遥远、距离远（形容词）。

• distant

  The most neutral, general word for something far away; works for both physical places and periods of time, and is common in both plain and literary writing.

  语气最中性、最通用，既可指空间上遥远的地方，也可指时间上遥远的年代，在平实和文学性文字中都很常见。

  In the distant past, this valley was covered by a thick glacier.

  在遥远的过去，这个山谷曾被厚厚的冰川覆盖。

• further

  Actually the comparative form of 'far'; it says a point is a greater distance than one already mentioned, and is common when giving directions or comparing distances.

  本质上是far的比较级，表示比前面已经提到的某个地点更远，常用于指路或比较距离，而不是单独描述“远”本身。

  The library is a bit further down this street.

  图书馆就在这条街再往前一点的地方。

• remote 本词

  Stresses isolation and difficulty of access rather than just distance; typically describes places cut off from towns, roads, or other people.

  强调偏僻、难以到达，而不仅仅是距离远，通常用来形容远离城镇、道路或人群、与外界隔绝的地方。

  They live in a remote village, hours from the nearest town by dirt road.

  他们住在一个偏僻的村庄，沿土路要开好几个小时才能到最近的城镇。

• faraway

  An informal, often literary or dreamy word, usually placed right before the noun, suggesting an exotic or storybook kind of distance rather than a measurable one.

  较为口语化，也常见于文学作品，通常紧接在名词前面，唤起一种异域或童话般遥远的感觉，而不是可测量的实际距离。

  She dreamed of visiting a faraway country she had only read about.

  她梦想着去一个只在书中读到过的遥远国度。

Distant, further, remote, and faraway all mean far away. Distant is the most neutral word. Further is the comparative of 'far', meaning farther than a reference point. Remote stresses being isolated and hard to reach. Faraway is informal or literary, suggesting an exotic, dreamlike distance.

这四个词都可表示空间或时间上的“远”，但语气和用法不同：distant最中性通用；further其实是far的比较级，只表示比某个参照点更远；remote强调偏僻、难以到达；faraway偏口语和文学化，常带梦幻或异域色彩。此处不涉及remote指电视、空调等“遥控器”的名词用法。

Compared meaning: not close or friendly in manner (adjective).

比较义项：疏远的、不亲近的（形容词，形容人的态度或性格）。

• distant

  Distant suggests someone's manner has cooled, often describing a relationship that used to be closer; frequently paired with verbs like 'grow' or 'become'.

  distant 强调某人的态度变得冷淡，常用来形容原本亲密的关系逐渐变得疏远，常与 grow、become 等动词搭配。

  They used to be close, but lately she has grown distant and rarely calls.

  他们以前很亲密，但最近她变得疏远了，很少打电话。

• remote 本词

  Remote describes an inherently reserved, hard-to-reach manner, usually a lasting personality trait rather than a change; common with verbs like 'seem' or 'remain'.

  remote 强调一种天生就难以接近、带有距离感的性格特点，通常是持续的性格特征而不是关系的变化，常与 seem、remain 等动词搭配。

  Even among friends, he remains remote, saying little and rarely smiling.

  即使在朋友中间，他也显得疏远，很少说话，也很少微笑。

Distant and remote both describe a person's cold, unfriendly manner. Distant suggests a relationship that used to be closer but has cooled over time. Remote suggests a reserved, hard-to-reach personality, not a change. Their other meanings, 'far away place' and 'remote work', are not compared.

这两个词都可以形容人的态度冷淡、不亲近，但语气略有不同：distant 常指关系本来较为亲密，后来变得疏远，强调关系随时间发生的变化；remote 则强调性格本身就难以接近、带有距离感，不一定涉及关系的变化。这里不比较 distant 表示“空间上遥远”的义项（如山峦看起来很遥远），也不比较 remote 表示“（地点）偏远”或“远程（工作方式）”的义项。