在美语里,也可以表达为off the beaten path。
解释为:in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:
远离大路和城镇并且少有人前往的地方/人迹罕至的地方
引申解释:Pursuing or following a trend, development, method, etc., that is unique or atypical.
追求或遵循独特或与众不同的潮流、方法等。
A “beaten track” refers to a route that is frequently traveled.
“beaten track”是指人们经常走的路。
例句:The farmhouse we stayed in was completely off the beaten track.
译文:我们所住的农舍位置十分偏僻。
和off the beaten track含义相近,表示空间和时间都很遥远的表达还有:
(in) the middle of nowhere
afar
afield
all/the four corners of the world/earth
anywhere as far as the eye can/could see
away
beaten
far
farthest
furthermost
light year
light years away