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单词 pedestrian
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pedestrian

[ puh-des-tree-uhn ]
/ pəˈdɛs tri ən /
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noun

a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.

adjective

going or performed on foot; walking.
of or relating to walking.
lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; prosaic or dull: a pedestrian commencement speech.

Origin of pedestrian

1710–20; <Latin pedestri- (stem of pedester on foot, derivative of pēs (stem ped-); see pedi-) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM pedestrian

non·pe·des·tri·an, noun, adjective

Words nearby pedestrian

Pedernales, pedes, pedesis, pedestal, pedestal table, pedestrian, pedestrian crossing, pedestrianism, pedestrianize, pedi-, pediatric
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British Dictionary definitions for pedestrian

pedestrian
/ (pɪˈdɛstrɪən) /

noun

  1. a person travelling on foot; walker
  2. (as modifier)a pedestrian precinct

adjective

dull; commonplacea pedestrian style of writing

Word Origin for pedestrian

C18: from Latin pedester, from pēs foot
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