Word · Frequency #22812
byway
旁道;偏僻小路
a little-traveled side road, especially in the countryside
- 1.
A road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.
不沿主要路线的小路;次要道路或小径。
- 2.
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
乡间少有人行的小路
- 3.
A road that is not frequently travelled.
不常走的道路;偏僻小路
- 4.
a little-known or arcane field of study or detail.
鲜为人知或深奥的研究领域或细节。
不沿主要路线的小路;次要道路或小径。;乡间少有人行的小路;不常走的道路;偏僻小路;鲜为人知或深奥的研究领域或细节。;旁道
In use
We took a quiet byway through the countryside to avoid the busy highway.
The old map showed many small byways that are no longer on modern road maps.
If you have time, explore some of the local byways instead of the main road.
a + [adjective] + byway
byway 是可数名词,表示少有人走的旁道;单数前通常加 a 或 the。
They walked along a quiet byway.
他们沿着一条安静的小路散步。
the byways + of + [place]
指某处的多条偏僻小路时常使用复数形式 byways,并加上 of 短语。
We explored the byways of the old town.
我们探索了老城的小路。
a byway + that/which + clause
用关系从句修饰 byway,可以说明这条小路的特征。
Connections
Collocations
- country byway
- 乡间小路
- We drove along a quiet country byway.我们沿着一条安静的乡间小路开车。
- scenic byway
- 风景优美的旁道
- The scenic byway winds through the mountains.这条风景优美的旁道蜿蜒穿过群山。
- hidden byway
- 隐秘的小路
- The map shows many hidden byways off the main road.地图显示了主路旁许多隐秘的小路。
- rural byway
- 乡村旁道
- Cyclists prefer the rural byways to the highway.骑自行车的人更喜欢乡村旁道而不是高速公路。
- little-traveled byway
- 人迹罕至的小路
- They found a little-traveled byway leading to the lake.他们找到一条通往湖边的人迹罕至的小路。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“by way(在路边)”:大路(way)旁边(by)的小路就是 byway,鲜有人走,通向幽静之处。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:travel writing、rural road descriptions、written route descriptions byway 指少有人走的旁道或偏僻小路,比较常见于书面语和旅行类描述,语气中性;日常口语中更常说 side road。
Grammar Note
本义常指乡间少有人走的旁道,可与 little-traveled 搭配:a little-traveled byway。
Pronunciation & Spelling
byway /ˈbaɪˌweɪ/ 与 highway /ˈhaɪˌweɪ/、skyway /ˈskaɪˌweɪ/ 押韵(重读元音 /aɪ/ + /weɪ/)。freeway /ˈfriːˌweɪ/、driveway /ˈdraɪvˌweɪ/、pathway /ˈpæθˌweɪ/、railway /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/ 虽以 -way 结尾,但重读元音不同(driveway 虽有 /aɪ/ 但多出 /v/),不是严格同韵,不能按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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