Definition of pedestrian in English:

pedestrian

noun pɪˈdɛstrɪənpəˈdɛstriən

A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.
the road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it
as modifier a pedestrian bridge
Example sentencesExamples
- Residents claimed the lights made it much more dangerous for pedestrians to cross.
- Now pedestrians hurry past each week as they walk along one of the shortest streets in York.
- She said they had complained that cars and other vehicles ignore it and fail to stop for pedestrians.
- He has also called on motorists to be more conscious of pedestrians and cyclists.
- The new crossing would improve conditions both for pedestrians and vehicles.
- Both have footpaths which have been widened over recent years to accommodate pedestrians.
- Chiswick residents claim the crossing is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians.
- If the police do take action on this, pedestrians will benefit as much as cyclists.
- Vehicles and pedestrians can still use Bank Street but it is taking away some of the parking space.
- Many pedestrians end up having to push past the waiting passengers to get through.
- No lights, just a steady stream of pedestrians walking over the road and holding up the traffic.
- He was far too large for the traffic and pedestrians to avoid, but both consciously tried to do so.
- Some pedestrians walked past for a second time, and like the woman they gave you wary looks.
- We would like to see pedestrians given priority over vehicles on all park roads.
- This reduces visibility for motorists and pedestrians and is very dangerous.
- Well done to all concerned for ensuring that no harm came to road users and pedestrians alike.
- He did note that the biggest danger was to pedestrians crossing the swing bridge across the canal.
- Footpaths provide a safe environment for pedestrians and should be respected by all.
- Many pedestrians have learnt not to rely on the pedestrian phase even if there is one.
- Windmill Street will be closed and no pedestrians or vehicles will be allowed access.
Synonyms
walker, person on foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer, footslogger
rare foot traveller

adjective pɪˈdɛstrɪənpəˈdɛstriən

Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
缺乏想像力的，平淡无奇的，乏味的
disenchantment with their pedestrian lives
不再沉迷他们现在的单调生活。
Example sentencesExamples
- The performance is so pedestrian it practically gets run over by a goey-filled truckie.
- The second half was more pedestrian due to some extent to the pitch cutting up and also to Borris' big lead.
- Otherwise the same old struggle to make sense of what looks like very pedestrian work from last week.
- Halfway through this fairly pedestrian game matters were poised on a knife-edge.
- His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept.
- Ironic that a comic with such revolutionary ideas should have such pedestrian objectives.
- It's often imaginative, but the choppy and pedestrian delivery strongly stunts the acidic flavour.
- There is a good sting in its tail but it hardly justifies the one hundred pedestrian minutes which precede it.
- In spite of the glowing praise on the back cover, it turned out to be very pedestrian and hum-drum.
Synonyms
dull, plodding, boring, tedious, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, tiresome, wearisome, uninspired, uncreative, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting, lifeless, dry
unvarying, unvaried, repetitive, repetitious, routine, commonplace, average, workaday
ordinary, everyday, unoriginal, derivative, mediocre, run-of-the-mill, flat, prosaic, matter-of-fact, turgid, stodgy, mundane, humdrum
informal OK, so-so, bog-standard, vanilla, plain vanilla, nothing to write home about, not so hot, not up to much
British informal common or garden
New Zealand informal half-pie

Derivatives

pedestrianism

noun pɪˈdɛstrɪənɪz(ə)m

It's not clear whether cordoning pedestrians off for a special festival day is better for pedestrianism than having everyday neighbourhoods (like Kensington) where it's easy to get around by foot, where accident rates are low and where cars routinely cede the way to pedestrians and bikes.
Example sentencesExamples
- As a sport, running is the present day version of 'pedestrianism', which originated in eighteenth century Britain and came to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century.
- His new book, Walking through Scotland's History, examines pedestrianism from Roman Legions to travelling folk, via missionaries and Jacobites.
- He has moved from iconoclasm to pedestrianism, and is increasingly incoherent.
- Pedestrianism had become hugely popular, and the newspapers of the day were enthusiastically playing up the challenge.
- It would be churlish to note the disparity between Spark's fastidious energy and the pedestrianism of this book, were the disparity not so glaring.
- By this extraordinary effort of pedestrianism, he netted the sum of a hundred guineas, which had been staked on his success.

pedestrianly

adverb

Origin

Early 18th century: 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'.

Rhymes

equestrian

Definition of pedestrian in US English:

pedestrian

nounpəˈdestrēənpəˈdɛstriən

A person walking along a road or in a developed area.
步行者，行人
Example sentencesExamples
- This reduces visibility for motorists and pedestrians and is very dangerous.
- We would like to see pedestrians given priority over vehicles on all park roads.
- Some pedestrians walked past for a second time, and like the woman they gave you wary looks.
- Many pedestrians have learnt not to rely on the pedestrian phase even if there is one.
- Windmill Street will be closed and no pedestrians or vehicles will be allowed access.
- He did note that the biggest danger was to pedestrians crossing the swing bridge across the canal.
- Both have footpaths which have been widened over recent years to accommodate pedestrians.
- If the police do take action on this, pedestrians will benefit as much as cyclists.
- The new crossing would improve conditions both for pedestrians and vehicles.
- No lights, just a steady stream of pedestrians walking over the road and holding up the traffic.
- Many pedestrians end up having to push past the waiting passengers to get through.
- Now pedestrians hurry past each week as they walk along one of the shortest streets in York.
- He has also called on motorists to be more conscious of pedestrians and cyclists.
- Footpaths provide a safe environment for pedestrians and should be respected by all.
- Well done to all concerned for ensuring that no harm came to road users and pedestrians alike.
- Chiswick residents claim the crossing is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians.
- He was far too large for the traffic and pedestrians to avoid, but both consciously tried to do so.
- Residents claimed the lights made it much more dangerous for pedestrians to cross.
- She said they had complained that cars and other vehicles ignore it and fail to stop for pedestrians.
- Vehicles and pedestrians can still use Bank Street but it is taking away some of the parking space.
Synonyms
walker, person on foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer, footslogger

adjectivepəˈdestrēənpəˈdɛstriən

Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull.
缺乏想像力的，平淡无奇的，乏味的
disenchantment with their present, pedestrian lives
不再沉迷他们现在的单调生活。
Example sentencesExamples
- The performance is so pedestrian it practically gets run over by a goey-filled truckie.
- Otherwise the same old struggle to make sense of what looks like very pedestrian work from last week.
- His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept.
- The second half was more pedestrian due to some extent to the pitch cutting up and also to Borris' big lead.
- Ironic that a comic with such revolutionary ideas should have such pedestrian objectives.
- In spite of the glowing praise on the back cover, it turned out to be very pedestrian and hum-drum.
- There is a good sting in its tail but it hardly justifies the one hundred pedestrian minutes which precede it.
- It's often imaginative, but the choppy and pedestrian delivery strongly stunts the acidic flavour.
- Halfway through this fairly pedestrian game matters were poised on a knife-edge.
Synonyms
dull, plodding, boring, tedious, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, tiresome, wearisome, uninspired, uncreative, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting, lifeless, dry

Origin

Early 18th century: 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’.

词汇	pedestrian
释义	Definition of pedestrian in English: pedestrian noun pɪˈdɛstrɪənpəˈdɛstriən A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle. the road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it as modifier a pedestrian bridge Example sentencesExamples Residents claimed the lights made it much more dangerous for pedestrians to cross. Now pedestrians hurry past each week as they walk along one of the shortest streets in York. She said they had complained that cars and other vehicles ignore it and fail to stop for pedestrians. He has also called on motorists to be more conscious of pedestrians and cyclists. The new crossing would improve conditions both for pedestrians and vehicles. Both have footpaths which have been widened over recent years to accommodate pedestrians. Chiswick residents claim the crossing is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. If the police do take action on this, pedestrians will benefit as much as cyclists. Vehicles and pedestrians can still use Bank Street but it is taking away some of the parking space. Many pedestrians end up having to push past the waiting passengers to get through. No lights, just a steady stream of pedestrians walking over the road and holding up the traffic. He was far too large for the traffic and pedestrians to avoid, but both consciously tried to do so. Some pedestrians walked past for a second time, and like the woman they gave you wary looks. We would like to see pedestrians given priority over vehicles on all park roads. This reduces visibility for motorists and pedestrians and is very dangerous. Well done to all concerned for ensuring that no harm came to road users and pedestrians alike. He did note that the biggest danger was to pedestrians crossing the swing bridge across the canal. Footpaths provide a safe environment for pedestrians and should be respected by all. Many pedestrians have learnt not to rely on the pedestrian phase even if there is one. Windmill Street will be closed and no pedestrians or vehicles will be allowed access. Synonyms walker, person on foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer, footslogger rare foot traveller adjective pɪˈdɛstrɪənpəˈdɛstriən Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull. 缺乏想像力的，平淡无奇的，乏味的 disenchantment with their pedestrian lives 不再沉迷他们现在的单调生活。 Example sentencesExamples The performance is so pedestrian it practically gets run over by a goey-filled truckie. The second half was more pedestrian due to some extent to the pitch cutting up and also to Borris' big lead. Otherwise the same old struggle to make sense of what looks like very pedestrian work from last week. Halfway through this fairly pedestrian game matters were poised on a knife-edge. His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept. Ironic that a comic with such revolutionary ideas should have such pedestrian objectives. It's often imaginative, but the choppy and pedestrian delivery strongly stunts the acidic flavour. There is a good sting in its tail but it hardly justifies the one hundred pedestrian minutes which precede it. In spite of the glowing praise on the back cover, it turned out to be very pedestrian and hum-drum. Synonyms dull, plodding, boring, tedious, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, tiresome, wearisome, uninspired, uncreative, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting, lifeless, dry unvarying, unvaried, repetitive, repetitious, routine, commonplace, average, workaday ordinary, everyday, unoriginal, derivative, mediocre, run-of-the-mill, flat, prosaic, matter-of-fact, turgid, stodgy, mundane, humdrum informal OK, so-so, bog-standard, vanilla, plain vanilla, nothing to write home about, not so hot, not up to much British informal common or garden New Zealand informal half-pie Derivatives pedestrianism noun pɪˈdɛstrɪənɪz(ə)m It's not clear whether cordoning pedestrians off for a special festival day is better for pedestrianism than having everyday neighbourhoods (like Kensington) where it's easy to get around by foot, where accident rates are low and where cars routinely cede the way to pedestrians and bikes. Example sentencesExamples As a sport, running is the present day version of 'pedestrianism', which originated in eighteenth century Britain and came to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century. His new book, Walking through Scotland's History, examines pedestrianism from Roman Legions to travelling folk, via missionaries and Jacobites. He has moved from iconoclasm to pedestrianism, and is increasingly incoherent. Pedestrianism had become hugely popular, and the newspapers of the day were enthusiastically playing up the challenge. It would be churlish to note the disparity between Spark's fastidious energy and the pedestrianism of this book, were the disparity not so glaring. By this extraordinary effort of pedestrianism, he netted the sum of a hundred guineas, which had been staked on his success. pedestrianly adverb Origin Early 18th century: 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'. Rhymes equestrian Definition of pedestrian in US English: pedestrian nounpəˈdestrēənpəˈdɛstriən A person walking along a road or in a developed area. 步行者，行人 Example sentencesExamples This reduces visibility for motorists and pedestrians and is very dangerous. We would like to see pedestrians given priority over vehicles on all park roads. Some pedestrians walked past for a second time, and like the woman they gave you wary looks. Many pedestrians have learnt not to rely on the pedestrian phase even if there is one. Windmill Street will be closed and no pedestrians or vehicles will be allowed access. He did note that the biggest danger was to pedestrians crossing the swing bridge across the canal. Both have footpaths which have been widened over recent years to accommodate pedestrians. If the police do take action on this, pedestrians will benefit as much as cyclists. The new crossing would improve conditions both for pedestrians and vehicles. No lights, just a steady stream of pedestrians walking over the road and holding up the traffic. Many pedestrians end up having to push past the waiting passengers to get through. Now pedestrians hurry past each week as they walk along one of the shortest streets in York. He has also called on motorists to be more conscious of pedestrians and cyclists. Footpaths provide a safe environment for pedestrians and should be respected by all. Well done to all concerned for ensuring that no harm came to road users and pedestrians alike. Chiswick residents claim the crossing is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. He was far too large for the traffic and pedestrians to avoid, but both consciously tried to do so. Residents claimed the lights made it much more dangerous for pedestrians to cross. She said they had complained that cars and other vehicles ignore it and fail to stop for pedestrians. Vehicles and pedestrians can still use Bank Street but it is taking away some of the parking space. Synonyms walker, person on foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer, footslogger adjectivepəˈdestrēənpəˈdɛstriən Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull. 缺乏想像力的，平淡无奇的，乏味的 disenchantment with their present, pedestrian lives 不再沉迷他们现在的单调生活。 Example sentencesExamples The performance is so pedestrian it practically gets run over by a goey-filled truckie. Otherwise the same old struggle to make sense of what looks like very pedestrian work from last week. His descriptions are often quite pedestrian and sometimes strangely inept. The second half was more pedestrian due to some extent to the pitch cutting up and also to Borris' big lead. Ironic that a comic with such revolutionary ideas should have such pedestrian objectives. In spite of the glowing praise on the back cover, it turned out to be very pedestrian and hum-drum. There is a good sting in its tail but it hardly justifies the one hundred pedestrian minutes which precede it. It's often imaginative, but the choppy and pedestrian delivery strongly stunts the acidic flavour. Halfway through this fairly pedestrian game matters were poised on a knife-edge. Synonyms dull, plodding, boring, tedious, monotonous, uneventful, unremarkable, tiresome, wearisome, uninspired, uncreative, unimaginative, unexciting, uninteresting, lifeless, dry Origin Early 18th century: 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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