• adj. 久坐的；坐惯的；定栖的；静坐的

来自拉丁语 sedens,坐下的，停留某处的，现在分词格于 sedere,坐下，词源同 sit,seat.-ary,形 容词后缀。引申词义久坐不动的，定居的等。

sedentary

sedentary: see session

sedentary (adj.)

1590s, "remaining in one place," from Middle French sédentaire (16c.) and directly from Latin sedentarius "sitting, remaining in one place," from sedentem (nominative sedens), present participle of sedere "to sit; occupy an official seat, preside; sit still, remain; be fixed or settled," from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (cognates: Sanskrit a-sadat "sat down," sidati "sits;" Old Persian hadis "abode;" Greek ezesthai "to sit," hedra "seat, chair, face of a geometric solid;" Old Irish suide "seat, sitting;" Welsh sedd "seat," eistedd "sitting;" Old Church Slavonic sežda, sedeti "to sit;" Lithuanian sedmi "to sit;" Russian sad "garden," Lithuanian soditi "to plant;" Gothic sitan, Old English sittan "to sit;" see sit). Of persons, the sense "not in the habit of exercise" is recorded from 1660s.

1. I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.

我认为长期伏案的生活一点也不适合我。

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2. People in sedentary jobs need to take exercise.

工作上要久坐的人需要做运动.

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3. Bookkeeping is a sedentary occupation.

会计是一种需要坐着工作的职业.

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4. Pigeons are sedentary birds.

鸽子是一种定居的鸟.

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5. Sedentary habits often interfere with health.

长坐不动的习惯往往有害于身体健康.

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