2020年12月22日 星期二

tourist, touristy, nontouristy, distraction, endless views without the distraction


Nontouristy neighborhoods house big and small spaces with innovative art.






 
A view from Day 1 of the author's Great Wall hike, in the Gubeikou area.

The Great Wall, Our Way

By JEANNIE RALSTON

A two-day hike along a remote stretch of China's Great Wall affords endless views without the distraction of crowds.
  The pork sandwich at Central BBQ in Memphis.
Frugal Traveler

Memphis on the Cheap: Elvis, Barbecue and Baseball

By SETH KUGEL


Part 2 of the Frugal Traveler's summer road trip takes him to Memphis, where he searches for the tacky and the tasty while (generally) trying to avoid the touristy.


distraction 

1 : something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else turned off her phone to limit distractions One created a distraction while the other grabbed the money. especially : amusement a harmless distraction a book of word puzzles and other distractions.

touristy
adj.
  1. Of or relating to tourists or tourism.
  2. Attracting or designed to attract tourists, especially in a showy or inauthentic way.


tourist

Pronunciation: /ˈtʊərɪst/
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noun

  • 1 a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure:the pyramids have drawn tourists to Egypt
  • 2British a member of a touring sports team: Worcestershire have beaten the tourists with five wickets to spare

verb

[no object] rare
  • travel as a tourist:American families touristing abroad

Derivatives

touristic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪstɪk/
adjective

touristically

Pronunciation: /-ˈrɪstɪk(ə)li/
adverb

endless

Pronunciation: /ˈɛndlɪs/
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adjective

  • having or seeming to have no end or limit:endless ocean wastes the list is endless
  • countless; innumerable:we smoked endless cigarettes
  • (of a belt, chain, or tape) having the ends joined to form a loop allowing continuous action: [in combination]:endless-loop cassette tapes

Derivatives

endlessly

adverb

endlessness

noun

Origin:

Old English endelēas (see end, -less)

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