sedentary
美音:
[´sedən´terı
]英音:
[´sedən´terı
]adj.久坐的,坐惯的,土生的,不移栖的,沉积的 n.惯于久坐的人
难易程度:
sedentary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:sedentariness 副词:sedentarily
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sedentary
/'sedntrɪ; [US] -terɪ; `sɛdn,tɛrɪ/
adj
1 (of work) done sitting down (指工作)坐着做的
*a sedentary job, occupation, etc 坐着做的工作、坐着做工作的职业.
2 (of people) spending a lot of time seated (指人)久坐的
*a sedentary worker 工作上需要久坐的人
* lead a sedentary life 过着久坐不动的生活.
sedentary
adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: sédentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedere 'to sit']
formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much
sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc
health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles
technical a sedentary group of people tend always to live in the same place
a sedentary people living north of the Danube