footstep

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
    — The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.
  2. The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken. broadly,figuratively,sometimes
    — To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.
  3. The sound made by walking, running etc.
    — The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.
  4. A step, as in a stair.
    — The garden path had a small footstep down to the main walkway.
  5. The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
    — Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.
  6. The act of taking a step.
    — Take one more footstep towards me, and I'll make you sorry!
  7. An inclined plane under a hand printing press. obsolete

词形变化

footsteps plural

词汇关系

衍生词
devil's footstep
相关词
footer

词源

From Middle English fotstep, fotstappe, from Old English *fōtstepe, *fōtstæpe (attested only in derivative fōtstappel (“footstep”)), equivalent to foot + step. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foutstappe (“footstep”), West Frisian fuotstap (“footstep”), Dutch voetstap (“footstep”).
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