sedentary
sedentary 英 [ˈsedntri] 美 [ˈsednteri]
adj. 久坐的；坐惯的；定栖的；静坐的
- Scientists believe that one of the causes of the obesity epidemic sweeping the US is our sedentary lifestyle. Sedentary means sitting a lot and refers to a person or job that is not very physically active.
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- adj. 久坐的；坐惯的；定栖的；静坐的
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1. I took up running and yoga after years of sedentary living.
在多年久坐的生活后，我开始跑步和练瑜伽。
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2. They are not looking at how much they ate or that they smoke or that they are sedentary.
他们从来不关注一下他们吃了多少或抽多少烟或者久坐不运动的时间。
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3. Moderate exercise, such as walking, can reduce the risk of diabetes in obese and sedentary people whose blood sugar is starting to rise.
像步行之类的适度运动能够减少那些血糖正在升高的肥胖和久坐的人群患糖尿病的风险。
- 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." Of persons, the sense "not in the habit of exercise" is recorded from 1660s.
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