1716, "prosaic, dull" (of writing), from Latin pedester (genitive pedestris) "plain, not versified, prosaic," literally "on foot" (sense contrasted with equester "on horseback"), from pedes "one who goes on foot," from pes (genitive pedis) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Meaning "going on foot" is first attested 1791 in English (it also was a sense of Latin pedester). The earlier adjective in English was pedestrial (1610s).
pedestrian (n.)
"walker," 1793, from pedestrian (adj.).
雙語例句
1. The lorry driver escaped unhurt, but a pedestrian was injured.
卡車司機安然脫險，但有一位行人受了傷。
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2. More than a third of all pedestrian injuries are to children.
所有受傷的行人中有1/3以上是兒童。
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3. I drove home contemplating my own more pedestrian lifestyle.
我開車回家，一路上思考著自己更為乏味的生活方式。
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4. The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle.
該中心是步行商業(yè)區(qū)，正中央有一個室外音樂演奏臺。
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5. Pedestrian zones mean that children can play in relative safety.