| 单词 | sedentary |
| 释义 | sedentary[ sed-n-ter-ee ] / ˈsɛd nˌtɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sedentary ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecharacterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation. accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise. Chiefly Zoology.
Origin of sedentary1590–1600; <Latin sedentārius sitting, equivalent to sedent- (stem of sedēns, present participle of sedēre to sit1; see -ent) + -ārius-ary OTHER WORDS FROM sedentaryDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sedentarysedentary / (ˈsɛdəntərɪ, -trɪ) / adjectivecharacterized by or requiring a sitting positionsedentary work tending to sit about without taking much exercise (of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface (of animals) not migratory Derived forms of sedentarysedentarily, adverbsedentariness, nounWord Origin for sedentaryC16: from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre to sit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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