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单词 roadside
释义

roadsiden.adj.

Brit. /ˈrəʊdsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌsaɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., side n.1
Etymology: < road n. + side n.1
A. n.
1.
a. The side or border of a road; the strip of land beside a road; a wayside.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > highway or public road > the road or wayside
waysidec1440
roadsidea1657
rib1670
haunch1937
a1657 W. Burton Comm. Antoninus his Itinerary (1658) 230 For that the Romans sometimes possessed these parts, an Hypogæum or Grot, with arched work opened not long since, by the Roadside, is sufficient argument.
1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 159/2 A plain but beautifull Country Maid, Dancing on a common Green by the Roadside.
1744 J. Wilson Synopsis Brit. Plants 56 Woolly-headed Thistle..by the road-sides in Huntingdonshire.
1789 M. Madan in tr. Persius Satires (1795) 182 (note) Beggars, who took their stands by the road-side.
1824 Times 13 Sept. 1/2 Wanted, by the Commissioners of the Whitechapel Roadsides &c. Pavements, a proper Person to fill the said offices.
1853 Mrs. Butler in Recoll. G. Butler (1892) v. 87 If he was long in replying I drove the dog-cart over some lumps on the roadside, and this joggled the answers out of him.
1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 287 This charming spot, with the roadsides planted with tall trees.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 24 Sept. 4/1 The local authorities have permitted footpaths by the roadside and water-tables to be obliterated.
1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm i. 1 Harry stood at the roadside and watched.
2006 Tin House Winter 65 His last so-called friend had faded on him and demanded to be left by the roadside with his thumb in the air.
b. figurative. Frequently with of.
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1836 L. Hunt in New Monthly Mag. Aug. 484 Permit at least this dream by the roadside of creation.
1853 W. S. Landor Last Fruit 121 A man will always be more lookt at whose dress flutters in the air than he whose dress sits tight upon him: but he will soon be left on the roadside.
1870 Ladies' Repository Aug. 95/2 They are little inns only upon the roadside of life, where you are refreshed for a moment, that you may take again the pilgrim's staff and journey on.
1922 Amer. Missionary Mar. 581 Men..had left these relics of ancient faith like empty shells by the roadside of progress.
1946 Classical Weekly 40 58/2 Poor stricken mankind lies wounded and bleeding by the roadside of life.
2009 Irish Times (Nexis) 25 Mar. 11 The state cannot save all companies, but each worker has the right to a solution... No one will be left by the roadside. No one will be abandoned.
2. Usually in form road side. The side of something, esp. a building, that is next to a road.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > quality of having sides or being a side > [noun] > fact of having distinct sides > one or other side or hand > side facing specific direction > side next to the road
roadside1712
street front1759
1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 326. ⁋2 I..have therefore taken care to remove my Daughter from the Road-side of the House, and to lodge her next the Garden.
1867 E. A. G. Davenport Holidays Abroad 174 Mrs. Latimer came to a window on the road-side of the house to see them start.
1887 Cases Court of Session 4th Ser. 14 50 The wires,..five of which are on the outer or road side of the posts, and two on the inner or plantation side.
1953 Times 11 Aug. 2/5 Roof cranes are now being installed to handle cargo on the road side of the sheds.
1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Jan. 19 The wide main entrance with its two revolving doors,..even most of the young trees, are on the road side of the building.
B. adj. (attributive).
Located on or frequenting the roadside.
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1806 R. Wilson Diary 23 Dec. in Life (1862) II. vi. 27 We..halted for the night at a decent looking road-side house.
1886 Field 17 Oct. 542/1 Roadside waste, roadside pasture, and roadside turf belong presumably to the adjoining landowner.
1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxxiii. 167 A close carriage was ordered from a roadside inn.
1936 Discovery Apr. 125/1 A pair of roadside thieves in Nevada.
1960 Weekend Mag. 23 Apr. 42/2 My own test began at a roadside diner..over coffee.
1976 Deeside Advertiser 9 Dec. 24/3 His companion was thrown against roadside signs.
2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 267 The city's soundtrack seeps out of the roadside stalls, bars and clubs.

Compounds

roadside rest n. a roadside establishment providing food or lodging for travellers; (also) a roadside parking area for motor vehicles, often with toilets or other facilities.
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1902 F. Brinkley Oriental Series: Japan IV. v. 171 Road-side rests also were erected, where hot tea, mulled wine, and cakes were always procurable.
1936 N.Y. Times 9 June 22/3 Connecticut features roadside rests with picnic tables and sometimes a fireplace.
a1961 F. A. Browin in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1961) (at cited word) Whether that luxurious roadside rest is a hotel or motel.
1985 Truck & Driver June 17/2 Now they have just opened their 50th roadside rest on the A3 at Wisley, so there's somewhere new to stop for a bite on a road not over-blessed with drivers' facilities.
2008 Patriot News (Harrisburg, Pa.) (Nexis) 23 July a12 Fliers reminding motorists about work zone laws at turnpike entrances and roadside rests on interstates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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