| 释义 |
jay-walker orig. U.S.|ˈdʒeɪwɔːkə(r)|
[f. jay 3 d + walker n.1]
A pedestrian who crosses a street without regard to traffic regulations. Hence ˈjay-walk v. intr.; ˈjay-walking vbl. n.
1917Harper's Mag. June 70/2 The Bostonian..has reduced ‘a pedestrian who crosses streets in disregard of traffic signals’ to the compact jaywalker. 1919S. Lewis Free Air 257 He had..been cursed by a policeman for jaywalking. 1933Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Nov. 23/4 His car brushed plaintiff, who was jay-walking. 1937Times 25 Jan. 8/2 In many streets like Oxford Street, for instance, the jaywalker wanders complacently in the very middle of the roadway as if it was a country lane. 1957C. Brooke-Rose Lang. of Love 15 She jay-walked through the traffic-jam of St. Giles, vaguely hoping to be run over. 1970P. Laurie Scotland Yard v. 123 A quarter of all London's accidents involve pedestrians—we have no effective jay-walking law. 1972Police Rev. 24 Nov. 1528/3 Realising his mistake, [he] pulls back quickly, narrowly missing the jay-walker. 1973Scotsman 7 Aug. 8/3 Although there are penalties for jay-walking they do not seem to be much needed. Indeed a friend of mine from another part of Canada once jay-walked in the city I refer to and said that she would never do so again because she had been so embarrassed when all the traffic stopped for her. |