passant
/pas-uhnt/US // ˈpæs ənt //UK // (ˈpæsənt) //
过路人,过客,过道,过往
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Heraldry.
- : represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
Examples
I may remark, en passant, that there is a large proportion of German population throughout Ohio.
A workman may be honest to a certain extent, and venture in, en passant, to papa Desnoyers's.
J'admire vos talens; je m'amuse de vos rveries qui (soit dit en passant) vous occupent trop et trop longtemps.
Some places are like some women, charming, en passant, but intolerable upon close acquaintance.
Mr. Pike did not reach the fort till the next morning about ten, I will say en passant.
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