far-away

far-away — adjective

1. located, happening, or coming from a place that is a long way from where you are

1.形容詞B1
釋義

located, happening, or coming from a place that is a long way from where you are — used before a noun to describe distant places, sounds, or expressions

例句

The Watanabe children visited their grandmother in a far-away village by the sea.

far-away + noun (place): far-away village

Beatrix dreamed of sailing to far-away lands where the trees were full of colourful birds.

far-away + noun (destination): far-away lands

同義詞
  • distant

    more formal and neutral; can be used both before a noun and after a linking verb

  • remote

    emphasizes isolation and inaccessibility rather than just distance

  • far-off

    very similar in meaning and register; slightly less common than far-away

反義詞
  • nearby

    emphasizes short distance; also placed before a noun

  • close

    can be used before a noun or after a linking verb

文法句型

far-away + noun

用法筆記

Far-away is always placed before a noun, not after a linking verb. The nouns it modifies are typically places (village, country, land), sounds (bell, voice, siren), or a person’s distant expression (look, gaze). Unlike far, which can feel dated when used alone before a noun (“a far country”), far-away sounds natural in modern English before the noun.

常見錯誤

❌The village was far-away from the city.
✅The village was far away from the city.
💡As a predicate adjective after be or seem, use the two-word form far away, not the hyphenated far-away.