byway /ˈbaɪˌweɪ/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A byway is a small road that is not used by many cars or people. 偏僻小路 [usu pl]

  例：

  ...the highways and byways of America.

  ...美国的公路与间道。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT The byways of a subject are the less important or less well known areas of it. 生僻领域 [usu pl, usu N 'of' n]

  例：

  My research focuses on the byways of children's literature.

  我的研究专注于儿童文学中的生僻领域。