sedentary

英 ['sed(ə)nt(ə)rɪ] 美['sɛdntɛri]

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sedentary 久坐不动的，定居的

来自拉丁语 sedens,坐下的，停留某处的，现在分词格于 sedere,坐下，词源同 sit,seat.-ary,形容词后缀。引申词义久坐不动的，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 sežda, 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.: 我认为长期伏案的生活一点也不适合我。

1. used of persons or actions;: "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

But on the subject of obesity, she pointed out that consumers' lifestyles have changed significantly, with many people being more sedentary (久坐不动的) not least because more time is spent in front of computers.

We can't do much to alter sedentary lifestyles, but we can provide consumers with great-tasting products, low in salt, sugar and fat.

But a new study finds that there's another group of adolescents who are in nearly as much danger of experiencing the same psychiatric symptoms: teens who use tons of media, don't get enough sleep and have a sedentary ( ' , 不爱活动的 ) lifestyle.

I don't think a sedentary life would altogether suit me.: 我认为长期伏案的生活一点也不适合我。

Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease.: 肥胖和久坐不动的生活方式被认为会增加患心脏病的几率。

Fast food and sedentary life lead to the increasing rate of obesity.: 快餐和久坐不动的生活导致肥胖率上升.

A sedentary office life exerts an extremely bad influence on people's health.: 久坐不起的办公室生活给人们的健康带来及其不良的影响.

Sedentary will lead to muscle ache, stiff neck and headache and dizziness.: 久坐不动会引发全身肌肉酸痛、脖子僵硬和头痛头晕.

That means 1,800 for sedentary men and 1,500 for sedentary women.: 这意味着久坐的男性卡路里摄入量是1800,久坐的女性是1500.

Sedentary can cause people to mental depression, Aichi Wumingzhihuo , poor mental state.: 久坐会导致人心理压抑,爱发无名之火, 精神状态欠佳.

Still, I am strongly in favour of being less sedentary.: 不过, 我还是强烈建议我们不要老是久坐不动.

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