sed·en·tar·y
adjective/ˈsedntri/
/ˈsednteri/
- (of work, activities, etc.) in which you spend a lot of time sitting down
需要久坐的 - a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle
常久坐的工作／职业／生活方式
- a sedentary job/occupation/lifestyle
- (of people) spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving
惯于久坐不动的 - He became increasingly sedentary in later life.
到晚年，他变得越来越不爱动了。
- He became increasingly sedentary in later life.
- (specialist) (of people or animals) that stay and live in the same place or area
定居的；定栖的；不迁徙的 - Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
大致说来，犀牛是一种定栖动物。 - a sedentary population
定居人口
- Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.