路人

• 拼音: lù rén
• 汉字拆解: 路 = 足 + 各 (road, path); 人 = person — a person on the road, i.e., a stranger

含义

Passerby; a stranger on the street. Refers to someone with no personal connection to the speaker or a given situation.

Used both literally (someone walking by) and figuratively to describe being treated as a stranger or outsider. 路人甲 is a humorous internet term for 'Random Bystander A,' borrowed from film script conventions.

例句

1. 他在人群中四处张望，却只见到一张张陌生的路人面孔，没有一个认识的人。
2. 这件事与他毫无关系，他不过是一个偶然经过的路人，却被卷入了这场纠纷之中。
3. 事故发生后，几名热心路人立即上前协助伤者，并拨打了急救电话。

用法指南

语境: everyday, social, internet culture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她和那个人素昧平生，在他眼中不过是一个普通路人。(She had never met that person before and was nothing more than an ordinary stranger in his eyes.)
• 围观的路人越来越多，现场秩序开始变得混乱。(More and more bystanders gathered to watch, and order at the scene began to deteriorate.)

错误说法

• 将路人用于熟人或朋友 — 路人 implies zero relationship or connection; using it for acquaintances would be insulting or awkward; use 陌生人 for 'stranger' in neutral contexts

起源与历史

路 (road) + 人 (person) — a person encountered on the road; a stranger

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal