faraway什么意思（每日单词：faraway）

faraway

英 ['fɑːrəweɪ] 美 ['fɑːrəweɪ]

adj.遥远的；远方的；(神情)恍惚的；出神的

◉Etymology

“Faraway” 是由“far”和“away”两个词组合而成的。这里，“far” 源自古英语单词 “fier”，意为“远”，而“away” 源于古英语 “awæg”，表示“远离”或“离开”。组合后，“faraway” 通常指的是遥远的地方或状态，常带有一种神秘或幻想的色彩。

◉外刊例句

① 《纽约时报》 (The New York Times), 2023年8月15日

“In her latest novel, the author takes readers on a journey to faraway lands filled with wonder and adventure.”

“在她的最新小说中，作者带领读者走向充满奇迹和冒险的遥远土地。”

② 《经济学人》 (The Economist), 2024年4月5日

“The implications of climate change may seem faraway to some, but they are already affecting global ecosystems.”

“气候变化的影响对某些人来说可能显得遥远，但它们已经开始影响全球生态系统。”

◉经典名著

在J.R.R.托尔金的《魔戒》（The Lord of the Rings）中，“faraway” 用于描绘遥远的奇幻世界：

“The tale speaks of faraway places where dragons roam and magic still exists.”

“这个故事讲述了遥远的地方，那里有龙在游荡，魔法依然存在。”

◉Usage Examples

(1) The painter lived a life of ease on a faraway island.

(2) My parents lived in a small faraway village in the north.

(3) The faraway moutains were veiled in a mistry rain.

(4) There is a faraway look in her eyes.

(5) From the faraway look in her eyes you can tell something is on her mind.

(1) 画家在一个遥远的岛上过着悠闲的生活。

(2) 我的父母亲住在北方的一个遥远的小村庄里。

(3) 远处的山色被一片烟雨笼住。

(4) 她眼睛里流露出恍惚的神情。

(5) 从她恍惚的眼神中你可看出她有心事。

◉Usage Notes

Something that's distant from you is faraway. Your faraway pen pal's letters might take over a week to arrive in your mailbox.

You can describe something that's far off or removed from you with the adjective faraway — and you can also use it for things that only feel distant, or that happened a long time ago. Your faraway childhood or the faraway history of your town's oldest building are a couple of examples. This word can also be correctly spelled with a hyphen, far-away, or as two words, far away.

◉Colins

1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]远的；遥远的；远方的 A faraway place is a long distance from you or from a particular place. [ADJ n]

They have just returned from faraway places with wonderful stories to tell.

他们刚从遥远的地方回来，有很多精彩的故事要讲。

...photographs of a faraway country.

遥远国度的照片

2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]思绪飘远的；心不在焉的 If you describe someone or their thoughts as faraway, you mean that they are thinking about something that is very different from the situation around them. [ADJ n]

She smiled with a faraway look in her eyes.

她微笑着，眼神缥缈恍惚。