1868, "far off," from way (adv.), short for away, + out. Sense of "original, bold," is jazz slang from 1940s, probably suggesting "far off" from what is conventional or expected.
雙語例句
1. Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.
有時候要到達(dá)谷底,才會慢慢變好。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.
他的目的地是喬伯姆公地,那里和他在科茨沃爾德的家離得很遠(yuǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.
她感到從未有過的害怕。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.
對于兩個七十幾歲的人來說,這段路太遠(yuǎn)了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.