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.
权威例句
1. Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.
有时候要到达谷底,才会慢慢变好。
2. His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.
他的目的地是乔伯姆公地,那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。
3. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.
她感到从未有过的害怕。
4. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.
对于两个七十几岁的人来说,这段路太远了。
5. We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.