pedestrian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
    — […] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]
  2. An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running. dated
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or intended for those who are walking. not-comparable
    — pedestrian crossing
  2. Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional. comparable,figuratively
    — His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.
  3. Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.
    — The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements.

词形变化

more pedestrian comparative most pedestrian superlative pedestrians plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).
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