单词 | pedestrianizing |
释义 | pedestrianizingn. 1. Walking. Now rare (chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] walkinga1325 spacingc1485 ambulation1554 footing1567 hoofing1652 Shanks' (or Shanks's) mare, ponya1774 pedestrianizing1799 pedestrianism1808 ankle express1887 1799 A. Plumptre tr. A. von Kotzebue Widow, & Riding Horse iv. 8 He is fond of pedestrianizing; 'tis a more unconstrained mode of travelling. 1834 A. Walton Tour Banks Thames 141 Setting forth the advantages of pedestrianising. 1893 Times 13 July 6/4 Just consider for a moment what these men..supposed themselves to be effecting by their midnight, lockmouthed, pedestrianising through the lobbies of the House of Commons. 1910 W. D. Howells My Mark Twain vi. 130 It must be because he is intolerably weary of the twaddle of pedestrianizing that he conceives the notion of a tramp through Europe, which he operates by means of express trains, steamboats, and private carriages. 1962 J. Richardson Pre-eminent Victorian xiv. 124 Late in September, very brown after all his ‘pedestrianising’, Tennyson reached Falmouth. 2. The action of making something dull, commonplace, or prosaic. rare. ΚΠ 1950 F. C. Grant Introd. New Test. Thought viii. 184 The high enthusiasm of the early days was no longer common. Traces of this pedestrianizing of the Christian way are apparent even in later parts of the New Testament. 3. = pedestrianization n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > pedestrian precinct > action of pedestrianizing pedestrianization1964 pedestrianizing1987 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 29 May 6 The ‘pedestrianising’ of the Covell Mall. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 20 Feb. 18 Recent improvements to the town centre, such as the pedestrianising of streets, are part of a move to attract more people into the St Albans area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pedestrianizingadj. Now rare. 1. Given to walking; travelling by walking or running. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > going on foot gangingOE pedestrial1606 pedantical1622 foot-faring1625 pedestrious1646 pedestrianizing1800 pedestrian1829 footback1863 foot-slogging1898 1800 A. Plumptre tr. J. K. A. Musäus Physiognomical Trav. II. ix. 184 'Tis..by no means inconsistent with your pedestrianising disposition. 1861 Sat. Rev. 14 Sept. 275 Englishmen are distinguishable among the nations of the earth as pedestrianising animals. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad (1907) II. 66 A pedestrianizing English youth came tearing down the path. 2. That makes something dull, commonplace, or prosaic. ΚΠ 1996 Anthropol. Today 12 3/2 No book can sell unless its contents are summarized in the sub-title, which can be like having a joke explained. We have reached the age of Pedestrianizing Titles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799adj.1800 |
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