sedentary

adjective

/ˈsedntri/

/ˈsednteri/

(of work, activities, etc.工作、活动等) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down需要久坐的
- a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle常久坐的工作／职业／生活方式
(of people人) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving惯于久坐不动的
- He became increasingly sedentary in later life.到晚年，他变得越来越不爱动了。
(specialist) (of people or animals人或动物) that stay and live in the same place or area定居的；定栖的；不迁徙的
- Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.大致说来，犀牛是一种定栖动物。
- a sedentary population定居人口

词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.

词汇	sedentary
释义	sedentary adjective /ˈsedntri/ /ˈsednteri/ (of work, activities, etc.工作、活动等) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down需要久坐的 a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle常久坐的工作／职业／生活方式 (of people人) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving惯于久坐不动的 He became increasingly sedentary in later life.到晚年，他变得越来越不爱动了。 (specialist) (of people or animals人或动物) that stay and live in the same place or area定居的；定栖的；不迁徙的 Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.大致说来，犀牛是一种定栖动物。 a sedentary population定居人口词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.
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