释义 |
sed·i·ment I. \ˈsedəmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin sedimentum settling, subsidence, from sedēre to sit, sink down + -mentum -ment — more at sit 1. : the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid : settlings, lees, dregs, foots 2. : material or a mass of material deposited (as by water, wind, or glaciers) II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb : to deposit as sediment intransitive verb 1. : to settle to the bottom in a liquid 2. : to deposit sediment |