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单词 pedestrian
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pe·des·tri·an

noun
/pəˈdestriən/
/pəˈdestriən/
  1. a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle行人;步行者
    • Two pedestrians were injured when the car skidded.汽车打滑时,两名行人受伤。
    • a pedestrian walkway/bridge人行道/桥
    • The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian safety.该项目的目的是提高行人安全。
    compare motorist
    Wordfinder
    • clamp
    • cone
    • contraflow
    • pedestrian
    • roadworks
    • speed hump
    • tailback
    • toll
    • traffic
    • zebra crossing
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    • There is pedestrian access to both the front and side.正面和侧面均设有行人通道。
    • The bridge is designed for pedestrian traffic only.该桥仅供行人通行。
    • Pedestrian accidents are down by 5%.行人事故减少了 5%。
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French pédestre or Latin pedester ‘going on foot’, also ‘written in prose’ + -ian. Early use in English was in the description of writing as ‘prosaic’.

pe·des·tri·an

adjective
/pəˈdestriən/
/pəˈdestriən/
  1. without any imagination or excitement; boring缺乏想象的;乏味的;无趣的 synonym unimaginative
    • Her latest play is more pedestrian and less ambitious than her earlier work.与她早期的作品相比,她的最新作品更加平淡无奇,也没有那么雄心勃勃。
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    • His drawing is pedestrian, although his mind is not.他的绘画平淡无奇,但他的思想却并非如此。
    • It is a factual and somewhat pedestrian programme.这是个就事论事且有点缺乏创意的方案。
    • The curriculum is narrow and pedestrian.这门课程知识面狭窄且缺乏趣味。
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French pédestre or Latin pedester ‘going on foot’, also ‘written in prose’ + -ian. Early use in English was in the description of writing as ‘prosaic’.
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