| 单词 | sedentary |
| 释义 | sedentary —sedentarily /sed'n tair"euh lee, sed"n ter'-/, adj. —sedentariness, n. /sed"n ter'ee/, adj. 1. characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation. 2. accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise. 3. Chiefly Zool. a. abiding in one place; not migratory. b. pertaining to animals that move about little or are permanently attached to something, as a barnacle. [1590-1600; < L sedentarius sitting, equiv. to sedent- (s. of sedens, prp. of sedere to SIT1; see -ENT) + -arius -ARY] |
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