“久远地”在英语中可以表达为 “for a long time in the past”(侧重于过去久远的时间段) 、“distantly” (侧重于时间上或空间上遥远,作副词修饰动词,更强调一种遥远感,在描述时间久远且带有抽象、模糊意味时可用) 或者 “over a long stretch of time in the distant past”(更正式、详细的表达,强调在过去很长一段时间里 ) ,具体使用哪个表达要根据上下文语境来选择:
for a long time in the past:
例句:This ancient tradition has been passed down for a long time in the past.(这个古老的传统在过去久远的时间里一直被传承下来 。)
distantly:
例句:He could dimly recall events that happened distantly.(他能隐约回忆起很久远以前发生的事情。 )
over a long stretch of time in the distant past:
例句:The civilization flourished over a long stretch of time in the distant past.(这个文明在久远的过去很长一段时间里都很繁荣。 )