pedestrian學測 L5KK [pəˈdɛstriən] | /pəˈdɛstriən/
行人;步行者·平淡無奇的;乏味的
學測常考詞,行人與乏味兩義易混淆
The novel's plot was so pedestrian that even the pedestrians walking outside seemed more interesting.
這部小說的情節如此平淡乏味,就連外頭走動的行人看起來都比較有趣。
一個畫面:單調的踏步聲
行人步伐走在人行道上的人,一步接一步
反覆單調動作不斷重複,缺乏變化
枯燥情節情節像走路一樣平淡,沒有起伏
義項
行人穿越B1noun行人;步行者
The city built more crosswalks to keep pedestrians safe.
市府增建更多行人穿越道,確保行人安全。
pedestrian crossingpedestrian zone
平淡情節B2adjective平淡無奇的;乏味的
Her speech was pedestrian, with no new ideas at all.
她的演講很乏味,沒有任何新想法。
a pedestrian stylea pedestrian performance
片語
pedestrian crossing斑馬線待行 →行人穿越用的斑馬線
pedestrian zone禁車徒步 →禁止車輛進入的徒步區
pedestrian bridge跨道天橋 →讓行人跨越馬路的天橋
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pediatric 裡的 ped- 和 pedestrian 裡的 ped- 是同一個字根嗎?
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不是
兩字同形異源:一個源自拉丁文,一個源自希臘文。
'Her speech was pedestrian, with no new ideas at all.' 中的 pedestrian 是哪一種詞性?(A) 名詞 (B) 形容詞
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(B)
此句 pedestrian 修飾 speech,作形容詞,意思是平淡無奇。
順路看看
ordinary — 普通、平凡,語氣比 pedestrian 溫和dull — 同樣形容乏味,但更常用於顏色語氣sidewalk — 行人走的人行道,字面相關多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室周邊交通
Several pedestrians stopped outside the office to check the street map.
幾名行人在辦公室外停下來查看街道地圖。
簡報回饋
The manager found the presentation pedestrian because it offered no fresh ideas.
經理覺得這場簡報平淡乏味,因為它沒有提出任何新點子。
詞族
pedestrian singular noun 行人・pedestrians plural noun 多名行人
四選一
The guard counted twelve ____ as they walked past the office entrance.
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pedestrians
twelve 後需要複數可數名詞 pedestrians,指十二名行人。pedestrian 是單數;pedestrian's 與 pedestrians' 分別是單數及複數所有格,本句沒有所屬事物可供修飾或省略,因此都不適用。
同義改寫
Several pedestrians passed the office entrance during the delivery. → Several people on foot passed the office entrance during the delivery.
pedestrians 與 people on foot 在此都指步行經過辦公室入口的人。
The manager described the presentation as pedestrian and lacking fresh ideas. → The manager described the presentation as ordinary and uninteresting, with no fresh ideas.
此處 pedestrian 是形容詞,表示平淡乏味;改寫保留經理對簡報缺乏新意的評價。