a.

1. 相隔很远的，遥远的；偏僻的[（+from）]
   She taught in a remote village.

   她曾在一个偏僻的村庄里教书。

2. 久远的[（+from）]
   That happened in the remote past.

   那发生在久远的过去。

3. （在血统，因果等方面）关系疏远的[（+from）]
   Much new knowledge is remote from the immediate interest of the ordinary person.

   许多新知识与普通人目前的利益关系甚远。

4. 冷淡的，孤高的
   She was a silent girl, cool and remote.

   她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。

5. 绝少的；微乎其微的
   I hadn't the remote idea what she meant.

   我一点不明白她是什么意思。

6. 遥控的
   The missile is guided by remote control.

   这导弹是遥控的。

adj.

1. far away in space or time.
   ▸situated far from the main centres of population.
2. having very little connection with.
   ▸distantly related.
3. (of a chance or possibility) unlikely to occur.
4. aloof and unfriendly in manner.
5. Computing  denoting a device which can only be accessed by means of a network. Compare with local.

n.