remote

distant, far, remote

这些形容词都含有“远的”之意。
distant: 语意最强，强调距离。
far: 除特殊情况外，侧重长距离。也可用作引申意义。
remote: 侧重指偏离中心地带。

名词 remote:

1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
   同义词：remote control

形容词 remote:

1. apart in space
   同义词：distant
2. very unlikely
   同义词：outside
3. separate or apart in time
   同义词：distant, removed
4. inaccessible and sparsely populated;
   同义词：outback
5. far apart in nature

1. The bomb was exploded by remote control.
   这颗炸弹是遥控引爆的。
2. Remote in space or time.
   遥远的空间或时间上很远的
3. Mail comes to this remote village only once a week.
   邮车每周只到这个偏僻的村庄一次。
4. The connection between these ideas is very remote.
   这两种看法之间的距离很大。

re.mote

adj.（形容词）
re.mot.er,re.mot.est

Located far away; distant in space.
远方的：处于很远的；距离上远的
Hidden away; secluded:
偏僻的，人迹罕至的：藏起来的；隐居的：
例句：
a remote hamlet.
偏远的村落

Distant in time:
久远的：时间上远的：
例句：
the remote past.See Synonyms at distant
久远的过去参见 distant

Faint; slight:
微弱的；轻微的：
例句：
a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.
微弱的可能性；丝毫不感兴趣

Far removed in connection or relevance:
鲜有关联的：关系或联系疏远的：
例句：
a cause remote from everyday concerns.
非寻常之事

Distantly related by blood or marriage:
远亲的：在血缘或婚姻方面有很远的关系的：
例句：
a remote cousin.
远房表兄

Distant in manner; aloof.
冷淡的，疏远的：态度疏远的；孤高的
Operating or controlled from a distance:
遥控的：在远距离之外运行或遥控的：
例句：
remote sensors.
遥控传感器

Computer Science Of, relating to, or being a computer device or system situated at some distance from a central computer and communicating with it often by means of cables.
【计算机科学】 遥远的，远程的：属于、关于或作为与中央计算机有一定距离并常需通过电缆交流的计算机设备或系统的
n.（名词）
A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.
实况节目：从演播室之外的地点传送的广播或电视节目
Remote control.
远控

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French remot
源自 古法语 remot
from Latin remôtus [past participle of] removôre [to remove] * see remove
源自 拉丁语 remôtus [] removôre的过去分词 [移走] *参见 remove

【引伸】
remote.ly
adv.（副词）
remote.ness
n.（名词）