passerby
passerby — noun
1. someone who is going past a place, often by chance and without being part of wha
someone who is going past a place, often by chance and without being part of what is happening there.
Marcus asked a passerby where the nearest post office was.
ask a passerby where ...
A passerby heard the crash and called an ambulance from the corner shop.
passerby as chance witness
Two passersby helped Lin's mother carry her bags across the wet road.
Outside the museum, a passerby stopped to photograph the giant red balloon.
The wounded dog was first seen by a passerby near the river bridge.
- bystander
often used when someone is near an accident, fight, or other unexpected event
- onlooker
suggests stopping to watch with interest or curiosity
- pedestrian
broader and more technical; simply means a person walking
- witness
used when the person saw something important and can report it later
文法句型
a passerby
[number] passersby
ask a passerby for [information]
用法筆記
Usually refers to someone unknown who is only at the scene for a short time, not a person who belongs there. The irregular plural is 'passersby', and the word is especially common in reports about accidents or street events.