If a place is equidistant from two other places, it is the same distance from each of them. A town might sit equidistant from two cities; a point on a line might be equidistant from the two ends.

If a place如果一個地方 is equidistant from two other places跟另外兩個地方等距， it is那就是 the same distance from each of them跟它們各自的距離相同。A town一個城鎮 might sit equidistant from two cities可能跟兩個城市等距； a point on a line線上的一個點 might be equidistant from the two ends也可能跟兩端等距。

You meet it in geography and maths.

in geography and maths在地理和數學裡 You meet it你會遇到這個詞。

You can also use it of more than two points: a centre point equidistant from all the corners of a square.

You can also use it你也可以用這個詞 of more than two points來講兩個以上的點： a centre point一個中心點 equidistant from all the corners of a square跟正方形所有角都等距。

People sometimes stretch it to ideas, not maps: a newspaper that tries to stay equidistant from two political parties means it is trying not to stand closer to one than the other. That stretch is a bit journalist-like.

People sometimes stretch it有人有時候會把這個詞延伸 to ideas, not maps用在想法上，而不是地圖上： a newspaper一家報紙 that tries to stay equidistant from two political parties如果想在兩個政黨之間保持等距 means it is trying就表示它想 not to stand closer to one than the other不要比較靠近其中一邊。That stretch這種延伸用法 is a bit journalist-like有點像記者才會用的說法。

In ordinary talk, the same distance from both is clearer for young learners.

In ordinary talk在日常說法裡， the same distance from both跟兩邊距離相同 is clearer for young learners對小朋友來說更清楚。

The word is built in a very honest way: equal + distant.

The word這個字 is built in a very honest way組成方式很直白： equal相等 + distant加上遠的。