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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pe·des·tri·an
\\pə-ˈdes-trē-ən\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin pedestr-, pedester, literally, going on foot, from ped-, pes foot — more at foot DATE 1716 1. commonplace , unimaginative2. a. going or performed on foot b. of, relating to, or designed for walking a pedestrian mall
noun DATE 1793 : a person going on foot : walker English Etymology pedestrian pedestrian (adj.) 1716, "prosaic, dull" (of writing), from L.pedester (gen. pedestris) "plain, prosaic" (sense contrasted with equester "on horseback"), from pedes "one who goes on foot," from pes (gen. pedis) "foot" (see foot). Meaning "going on foot" is first attested 1791 in Eng. (it was also a sense of L. pedester). The noun meaning "walker" is 1793, from the adj. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pedestrian ped·es·trian / pE5destriEn / noun a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle 行人；步行者 ⇨ compare motorist adjective1. [only before noun] used by or for the use of pedestrians ; connected with pedestrians 行人使用的；行人的: pedestrian areas 步行区 Pedestrian accidents are down by 5%. 行人受伤事故下降了 5%。 2. without any imagination or excitement; dull 缺乏想像的；乏味的；无趣的 SYN unimaginative
OLT pedestrian adj. ⇨ lacklustre Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: pedestrian island pe·des·tri·an I. \pə̇ˈdestrēən\ adjective Etymology: Latin pedestr-, pedester, pedestris going on foot, prosaic (from pedes one going on foot, from ped-, pes foot) + English -an — more at foot 1. a. : having the characteristics of a drudge or plodder : unimaginative < a dry laborious pedestrian student of facts — Havelock Ellis > b. : marked by drabness or dullness : commonplace < in a pedestrian world he held to the old cavalier grace — John Buchan > c. of style : lacking sprightliness or inspiration : prosaic < urbane, richly allusive … almost never pens a pedestrian page — Dixon Wecter > < his sentences and phrases are too often pedestrian, commonplace, and flat — Times Literary Supplement > 2. a. : going on foot < a dog will scurry before and behind his pedestrian master — George Santayana > b. : performed on foot < a pedestrian journey > < pedestrian races > c. : of or relating to walking < complained about the pedestrian distances — Lewis Mumford > II. noun (-s) : a person who travels on foot : walker: as a. : one who walks for pleasure, sport, or exercise : hiker < an indefatigable pedestrian > < he liked company on a walk … and most of his guests were not pedestrians — R.M.Lovett > b. : one walking as distinguished from one travelling by car or cycle < signalled traffic to halt to allow pedestrians to cross the street > |
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