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pedestrian

noun
🔊/pəˈdestriən/
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  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/桥梁
    • The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian safety.该项目的目的是改善行人安全。
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    • There is pedestrian access to both the front and side.正面和侧面都有行人通道。
    • The bridge is designed for pedestrian traffic only.这座桥仅供行人通行。
    • Pedestrian accidents are down by 5%.行人受伤事故下降了 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’.

pedestrian

adjective
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  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.与她以前的作品相比，她的最新作品更步行，更雄心勃勃。
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    • His drawing is pedestrian, although his mind is not.他的画是行人，尽管他的头脑不是。
    • 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’.