re-,向后，往回，-mot,移动，词源同 motion,remove.比喻用法。

1. Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote.

从统计数据来看，我们成为暴力犯罪受害者的可能性微乎其微。

2. Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut.

尼科尔斯动身去他在康涅狄格州的偏僻农舍了。

3. He reached for the remote control and pressed the "play" button.

他伸手拿过遥控器，按下“播放”键。

4. She looked so beautiful, and at the same time so remote.

她相貌如此美丽，同时又如此清高不群。

5. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.

它可以把从地图或遥感设备中得到的数据转化成为图像。