mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.
例文
1. Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote .
統計データを見ると、私たちが暴力犯罪の被害者になる可能性はわずかだ。
2.Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut.
ニコルズはコネチカット州の辺鄙な農園に出発した。
3.He reached for the remote control and pressed the "play "button.
リモコンに手を伸ばし、再生キーを押した。
4.She looked so beautiful，and at the same time so remote .
彼女はこんなに美しい顔をしているが、同時にこのように清らかで群れていない。
5.It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.