A narrow path for people to walk, not for cars. In British English this often means a path through fields or woods, sometimes with a public-footpath sign — you may walk there even when the land around it is private. That country path is the first meaning to learn.

A narrow path for people to walk給人走的窄小路, not for cars不是給車走的。In British English在英式英文裡 this often means a path through fields or woods這通常是指穿過田野或樹林的小路, sometimes with a public-footpath sign有時候還會立一個public-footpath公共步道的牌子 — you may walk there even when the land around it is private即使旁邊的地是私人的，你也可以在那條路上走。That country path這種鄉間小路的意思 is the first meaning to learn是要先學會的第一個意思。

Though actually the same word shifts by country.

Though actually不過其實 the same word shifts by country這個字會隨著國家不同而改變意思。

In Britain the paved strip beside a road is more often the pavement. In Australia and New Zealand, footpath is the normal word for that roadside walkway (what Americans call the sidewalk).

In Britain在英國 the paved strip beside a road路邊鋪好的那條走道 is more often the pavement比較常被叫做pavement人行道。In Australia and New Zealand在澳洲和紐西蘭, footpath is the normal word for that roadside walkwayfootpath才是形容那種路邊走道的正常說法 (what Americans call the sidewalk)（也就是美國人說的sidewalk人行道）。

If a British person says keep to the footpath in the countryside, they mean the marked walking line, not the street.

If a British person says如果一個英國人 in the countryside在鄉下說 keep to the footpath「keep to the footpath沿著步道走」, they mean the marked walking line他們指的是那條標示出來的步行路線, not the street不是指馬路。