• adj. 久坐的；坐慣的；定棲的；靜坐的

來自拉丁語 sedens,坐下的，停留某處的，現在分詞格于 sedere,坐下，詞源同 sit,seat.-ary,形 容詞后綴。引申詞義久坐不動的，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 se?da, 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.

我認為長期伏案的生活一點也不適合我。

來自柯林斯例句

2. People in sedentary jobs need to take exercise.

工作上要久坐的人需要做運動.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Bookkeeping is a sedentary occupation.

會計是一種需要坐著工作的職業.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

4. Pigeons are sedentary birds.

鴿子是一種定居的鳥.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. Sedentary habits often interfere with health.

長坐不動的習慣往往有害于身體健康.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》