pavement

pavement
noun
  1. (Brit.)a raised paved or asphalted path for pedestrians at the side of a road
    (英)人行道
    ■any paved area or surface used as a walkway
    (用作人行通道的)铺砌层,铺面
    ■[mass noun](N. Amer.)the hard surface of a road or street
    (北美)(公路或街道的)硬路面
    ■(Geology)a horizontal expanse of bare rock or cemented fragments
    (地质)(水平分布的)裸露岩石;水泥碎片
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pavimentum 'trodden down floor', from pavire 'beat, tread down'
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