distant、far与remote都含有“远的”之意。
distant : 语意最强，强调距离。
- a distant country
遥远的国家 - She could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.
她能听到远处放焰火的声音。
far : 除特殊情况外，侧重长距离。也可用作引申意义。
- How far is it from Australia to New Zealand?
从澳大利亚到新西兰有多远？ - Is the station far away?
火车站远吗？ - She doesn't live far from here.
她住处离这儿不远。 - He felt lonely and far from home.
他觉得自己孤独寂寞，远离家乡。 - One day, perhaps far in/into the future, you'll regret what you've done.
有朝一日，也许是遥远的将来的某一天，你会为你的所作所为后悔的。
remote : 侧重指离中心地有利的地方很远。
- remote galaxies
遥远的星系 - It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more.
这件事发生在很久很久以前了，所以没有人再为此担心。 - They take little interest in a conflict far from their homes and remote from their everyday problems.
这是一场远在他们家乡千里之外的冲突，和他们每天遇到的问题也毫不沾边，他们对其不怎么感兴趣。
