詞彙精選：furthest的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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adj.

far的形容詞最高級；最遠的

例句：

Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system and the furthest from the sun.

冥王星是離太陽最遠的第九顆行星。

例句：

What's the farthest place you've ever been to?

你到過的最遠地方是哪兒？

adv.

far的副詞最高級；最遠

例句：

The risk of thunder is greatest in those areas furthest from the coast.

距離海岸最遠的那些地區受雷擊的危險最大。

例句：

Amongst those who have travelled furthest to take part in the Festival are a group from Northern Ireland.

在那些不遠萬里趕來參加節日活動的人中有一羣來自北愛爾蘭。

二、詞義辨析：

extreme,utmost,outermost,farthest,furthest

這些形容詞均有“最遠的”之意。 extreme普通用詞，指最遠的意思時，與farthest和outermost含義相當。utmost較正式用詞，指最遠部分或最遠地區。outermost指離中心最遠的或指一個平面或物體最外邊的部分。farthest是far的最高級形式，指最大的距離。furthest與farthest相比，除指數量或程度上的最多或最大。

三、參考例句：

Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.

海王星是離太陽最遠的行星。

Pluto is the ninth planet in our solar system and the furthest from the sun.

冥王星是離太陽最遠的第九顆行星。

The risk of thunder is greatest in those areas furthest from the coast.

距離海岸最遠的那些地區受雷擊的危險最大。

Amongst those who have travelled furthest to take part in the Festival are a group from Northern Ireland.

在那些不遠萬里趕來參加節日活動的人中有一羣來自北愛爾蘭。

Scientific and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the furthest reaches of the cosmos，the most basic constituents of matter，and the miracle of life.

科技進步正在使我們能夠探索宇宙的邊陲、物質最基本的成分及生命的奇蹟。

No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

我們活着的時候，無論他們與我們多麼親近，他們最多也只能到墓前送我們最後一程。

The furthest distance in the world is not between life and death, but when I stand in front of you, yet you don't know that I love you.

世界上最遙遠的距離不是生與死，而是我就站在你面前，你卻不知道我愛你。