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"In the middle of nowhere"

neoelf 2025. 4. 2. 11:45
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"In the middle of nowhere" means a place that is very remote, isolated, or far from cities, towns, or civilization. It’s often used when referring to places that feel empty or disconnected from the rest of the world.

Examples:

1. We got lost and ended up in the middle of nowhere with no signal on our phones.


2. Their new house is beautiful, but it’s in the middle of nowhere—there’s not even a grocery store nearby!


3. Driving through the desert, we stopped at a tiny gas station in the middle of nowhere.



Would you like some alternative expressions or idioms with similar meanings?


**"In the middle of nowhere"**는 **"외딴 곳에", "인적이 드문 곳에", "아무것도 없는 한가운데에"**라는 뜻입니다. 도시나 마을에서 멀리 떨어진 외진 곳을 의미할 때 사용됩니다.

예문:

1. We got lost and ended up in the middle of nowhere.
→ 우리는 길을 잃고 아무것도 없는 외딴 곳에 갔다.


2. She lives in the middle of nowhere, so it takes an hour to get to the nearest store.
→ 그녀는 인적이 드문 곳에 살아서 가장 가까운 가게까지 한 시간이 걸린다.


3. The hotel was in the middle of nowhere, but the view was amazing.
→ 호텔이 외딴 곳에 있었지만, 경치는 멋졌다.



비슷한 표현으로 "in the boonies" (미국식, 시골이나 외진 곳), "off the beaten path" (잘 알려지지 않은 외진 곳) 등이 있습니다.