It was a remote mountain village that had no electricity.

remote 的意思是"遥远的、偏远的"，由前缀 re-（表示"向后、远离"）和词根 mote（来自拉丁语 movere，意为"移动"）组成，字面意思是"移动远离的"，引申为"偏远的、偏僻的"。