Outlying describes a place that is far from the centre — far from the middle of a city or town, or far from the main building of a school, hospital, or farm. You hear outlying villages, outlying districts, outlying islands.

Outlying describes a placeOutlying用來形容一個地方 that is far from the centre離中心很遠 — far from the middle of a city or town離一座城市或城鎮的中心很遠, or far from the main building of a school, hospital, or farm或是離學校、醫院、農場的主建築很遠。You hear你會聽到 outlying villagesoutlying villages（偏遠村莊）, outlying districtsoutlying districts（偏遠地區）, outlying islandsoutlying islands（離島）。

The word is a bit more formal than faraway; it belongs in news, geography, and official talk, though people use it in ordinary speech too when they want to be exact. It usually sits in front of a noun (an outlying area) rather than after a verb: speakers rarely say 'the village is outlying'.

The word is a bit more formal than faraway這個字比faraway正式一點; it belongs in news, geography, and official talk它多出現在新聞、地理和官方談話裡, though people use it in ordinary speech too when they want to be exact不過大家想講得精確的時候，日常說話也會用。It usually sits in front of a noun它通常放在名詞前面 (an outlying area)（an outlying area） rather than after a verb比較少放在動詞後面: speakers rarely say大家很少說 'the village is outlying'「the village is outlying」。

Though actually, outlying does not always mean 'poor' or 'forgotten'; it only says where the place sits. A rich suburb can still be outlying if it is a long way from downtown. It is about distance from a centre, not about being strange.

Though actually不過其實, outlying does not always mean 'poor' or 'forgotten'outlying不代表「窮」或「被遺忘」; it only says where the place sits它只是在講這個地方的位置。A rich suburb can still be outlying一個富裕的郊區一樣可以是outlying if it is a long way from downtown只要離市中心很遠。It is about distance from a centre它講的是離中心的距離, not about being strange不是在講奇不奇怪。

Outstanding, again, is a different word.

Outstanding, again再說一次, is a different wordOutstanding是另一個字。