"path for pedestrians on the side of a street," 1739, from side (adj.) + walk (n.). The use of sidewalk for pavement as one of the characteristic differences between American and British English has been noted since at least 1902.
雙語例句
1. Pieces of paper were skittering along the sidewalk.
人行道上飛舞著一張張紙片。
來自柯林斯例句
2. dog poop on the sidewalk
便道上的狗屎
來自《權威詞典》
3. He avoided stepping on the crack in the sidewalk.
他避免踩到人行道的裂縫上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The children squared off the sidewalk to play hopscotch.