pedestrian

noun

/pəˈdestriən/

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a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle
- Two pedestrians were injured when the car skidded.
- a pedestrian walkway/bridge
- The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian safety.
compare motorist
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- clamp
- cone
- contraflow
- pedestrian
- roadworks
- speed hump
- tailback
- toll
- traffic
- zebra crossing
Extra Examples
- There is pedestrian access to both the front and side.
- The bridge is designed for pedestrian traffic only.
- Pedestrian accidents are down by 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

/pəˈdestriən/

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without any imagination or excitement; boring synonym unimaginative
- Her latest play is more pedestrian and less ambitious than her earlier work.
Extra Examples
- His drawing is pedestrian, although his mind is not.
- It is a factual and somewhat pedestrian programme.
- The curriculum is narrow and pedestrian.
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’.

单词	pedestrian
释义	pedestrian noun /pəˈdestriən/ /pəˈdestriən/ jump to other results a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle Two pedestrians were injured when the car skidded. a pedestrian walkway/bridge The purpose of the project is to improve pedestrian safety. compare motorist Wordfinder clamp cone contraflow pedestrian roadworks speed hump tailback toll traffic zebra crossing Extra Examples There is pedestrian access to both the front and side. The bridge is designed for pedestrian traffic only. Pedestrian accidents are down by 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 /pəˈdestriən/ /pəˈdestriən/ jump to other results without any imagination or excitement; boring synonym unimaginative Her latest play is more pedestrian and less ambitious than her earlier work. Extra Examples His drawing is pedestrian, although his mind is not. It is a factual and somewhat pedestrian programme. The curriculum is narrow and pedestrian. 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’.
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