Sedentary
['sed(ə)nt(ə)rɪ] or ['sɛdntɛri]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) requiring sitting or little activity; 'forced by illness to lead a sedentary life' .
錄入:莫拉--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
(a.) Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
(a.) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
(a.) Caused by long sitting.
(a.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
彻姬塔編輯
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Close, assiduous, studious
ANT:Active, free, erratic, locomotive
手打:雷切尔
解釋/意思:
adj. sitting much: passed chiefly in sitting: requiring much sitting: inactive: (zool.) not migratory: not errant: lying in wait as a spider: not free-swimming: motionless as a protozoan.—adj. Sē′dent at rest.—adv. Sed′entarily.—n. Sed′entariness.
編輯:帕梅拉
例句/造句/用法:
- You are a little hipped, dear fellow,' said Eugene; 'you have been too sedentary. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- In Rousseau's words: Children are always in motion; a sedentary life is injurious. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Does she sit the day long bent over some sedentary task? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance; his lameness made him fond of sedentary occupation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
編輯:帕梅拉